Genus Alkaliphilus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 7
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Alkaliphilus Takai et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alkaliphilus transvaalensis Takai et al. 2001.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. n. alkaliphilus, bacterium liking alkaline environments.
Valid publication: TAKAI (K.), MOSER (D.P.), ONSTOTT (T.C.), SPOELSTRA (N.), PFIFFNER (S.M.), DOHNALKOVA (A.) and FREDRICKSON (J.K.): Alkaliphilus transvaalensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a deep South African gold mine. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1245-1256.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Alkaliphilus Takai et al. 2001 emend. Cao et al. 2003.
Reference: CAO (X.), LIU (X.) and DONG (X.): Alkaliphilus crotonatoxidans sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, crotonate-dismutating bacterium isolated from a methanogenic environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 971-975.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Alkaliphilus Takai et al. 2001 emend. Wu et al. 2010.
Reference: WU (X.Y.), SHI (K.L.), XU (X.W.), WU (M.), OREN (A.) and ZHU (X.F.): Alkaliphilus halophilus sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic and halophilic bacterium isolated from a saline lake, and emended description of the genus Alkaliphilus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2898-2902.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Alkaliphilus crotonatoxidans Cao et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B11-2 = AS 1.2897 = JCM 11672.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF467248.
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. crotonatoxidans, oxidizing crotonate.
Valid publication: CAO (X.), LIU (X.) and DONG (X.): Alkaliphilus crotonatoxidans sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, crotonate-dismutating bacterium isolated from a methanogenic environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 971-975.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Alkaliphilus halophilus Wu et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E2R = CGMCC 1.5124 = JCM 16124.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU627628.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friendly to, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
Valid publication: WU (X.Y.), SHI (K.L.), XU (X.W.), WU (M.), OREN (A.) and ZHU (X.F.): Alkaliphilus halophilus sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic and halophilic bacterium isolated from a saline lake, and emended description of the genus Alkaliphilus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2898-2902.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Alkaliphilus hydrothermalis Ben et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FatMR1=DSM 25890=JCM 18390.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ159210.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 178. List of novel names and novel combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 4291-4293.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: BEN AISSA, F., POSTEC, A., ERAUSO, G., PAYRI, C., PELLETIER, B., HAMDI, M., FARDEAU, M. L. and OLLIVIER, B. 2015. Characterization of Alkaliphilus hydrothermalis sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic anaerobic bacterium, isolated from a carbonaceous chimney of the Prony hydrothermal field, New Caledonia. Extremophiles, 19, 183-188.
Effective publication Online
Alkaliphilus namsaraevii Zakharyuk et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Х-07-2=VKM В-2746Т=DSM 26418.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ196388.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. namsaraevii, named in honour of the late Bair Namsaraev, a great microbiologist and researcher of microbial communities of Transbaikalia soda lakes.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: ZAKHARYUK, A., KOZYREVA, L., ARISKINA, E., TROSHINA, O., KOPITSYN, D. and SHCHERBAKOVA, V. 2017. Alkaliphilus namsaraevii sp. nov., an alkaliphilic iron- and sulfur-reducing bacterium isolated from a steppe soda lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1990-1995.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Alkaliphilus oremlandii Fisher et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OhILAs = ATCC BAA-1360 = DSM 21761.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ250645.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. oremlandii, of Oremland, named in honor of Ronald S. Oremland of the U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 127. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925.
Effective publication: FISHER (E.), DAWSON (A.M.), POLSHYNA (G.), LISAK (J.), CRABLE (B.), PERERA (E.), RANGANATHAN (M.), THANGAVELU (M.), BASU (P.) and STOLZ (J.F.): Transformation of inorganic and organic arsenic by Alkaliphilus oremlandii sp. nov. Strain OhILAs. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 2008, 1125, 230-241.
Validation List no. 127 in IJSEM Online
Note: In the effective publication, the strain ATCC BAA-1360 is cited as BAA1360. The culture collection accession number DSM 21761 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 127 (footnote ¶). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925.
Validation List no. 127 in IJSEM Online
Alkaliphilus peptidifermentans corrig. Zhilina et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-7036 = DSM 18978 = VKM B-2502.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF382660.
Etymology: N.L. n. peptidum, peptide; L. part. adj. fermentans, fermenting; N.L. part. adj. peptidifermentans, peptide-fermenting organism.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 130. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2647-2648.
Effective publication: ZHILINA (T.N.), ZAVARZINA (D.G.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), LYSENKO (A.M.) and TOUROVA (T.P.): Alkaliphilus peptidofermentans sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic bacterial soda lake isolate capable of peptide fermentation and Fe(III) reduction. Microbiology, 2009, 78, 445–454 (translated from Mikrobiologiya, 2009, 78, 496-505).
Validation List no. 130 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, peptidofermentans (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 130 (footnote §). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2647-2648.
Validation List no. 130 in IJSEM Online
Alkaliphilus transvaalensis Takai et al. 2001, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SAGM1 = ATCC 700919= CIP 107133 = JCM 10712.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB037677.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. transvaalensis, of Transvaal, a region of South Africa.
Valid publication: TAKAI (K.), MOSER (D.P.), ONSTOTT (T.C.), SPOELSTRA (N.), PFIFFNER (S.M.), DOHNALKOVA (A.) and FREDRICKSON (J.K.): Alkaliphilus transvaalensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a deep South African gold mine. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1245-1256.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: transvaalensis is a Neo Latin adjective not a Neo Latin noun in the genitive case as cited by Takai et al. 2001.