Genus Alkalinema
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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").
Alkalinema Vaz et al. 2015, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alkalinema pantanalense Vaz et al. 2015.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, alkali, from Arabic n. al qaliy, the ashes of saltwort; Gr. neut. n. nema, thread, filament; N.L. neut. n. Alkalinema, a filament from alkaline lakes.
Valid publication: VAZ, M. G. M. V., GENUÁRIO, D. B., ANDREOTE, A. P. D., MALONE, C. F. S., SANTÂ’ANNA, C. L., BARBIERO, L. and FIORE, M. F. 2015. Pantanalinema gen. nov. and Alkalinema gen. nov.: novel pseudanabaenacean genera (Cyanobacteria) isolated from saline-alkaline lakes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 298-308
Original article in IJSEM Online
Alkalinema pantanalense Vaz et al. 2015, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CENA528.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF246494.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. pantanalense, pertaining to the Pantanal, a Brazilian wetland.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: VAZ, M. G. M. V., GENUÁRIO, D. B., ANDREOTE, A. P. D., MALONE, C. F. S., SANTÂ’ANNA, C. L., BARBIERO, L. and FIORE, M. F. 2015. Pantanalinema gen. nov. and Alkalinema gen. nov.: novel pseudanabaenacean genera (Cyanobacteria) isolated from saline-alkaline lakes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 298-308
Original article in IJSEM Online