Genus Alkalibaculum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Alkalibaculum Allen et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alkalibaculum bacchi Allen et al. 2010.
Etymology: Arabic n. al-qaliy, the ashes of saltwort; N.L. n. alkali, alkali; L. neut. n. baculum, stick; N.L. neut. n. Alkalibaculum, alkali stick.
Valid publication: ALLEN (T.D.), CALDWELL (M.E.), LAWSON (P.A.), HUHNKE (R.L.) and TANNER (R.S.): Alkalibaculum bacchi gen. nov., sp. nov., a CO-oxidizing, ethanol-producing acetogen isolated from livestock-impacted soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2483-2489.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Alkalibaculum bacchi Allen et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CP11 = ATCC BAA-1772 = DSM 22112.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ438469.
Etymology: L. gen. n. bacchi, of Bacchus, Roman god of wine, referring to the production of ethanol by this organism.
Valid publication: ALLEN (T.D.), CALDWELL (M.E.), LAWSON (P.A.), HUHNKE (R.L.) and TANNER (R.S.): Alkalibaculum bacchi gen. nov., sp. nov., a CO-oxidizing, ethanol-producing acetogen isolated from livestock-impacted soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2483-2489.
Original article in IJSEM Online