Genus Alkalitalea
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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").
Alkalitalea Zhao and Chen 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alkalitalea saponilacus Zhao and Chen 2012.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; L. fem. n. talea, a rod; N.L. fem. n. Alkalitalea, a rod living in basic surroundings.
Valid publication: ZHAO (B.) and CHEN (S.): Alkalitalea saponilacus gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately anaerobic, alkaliphilic, xylanolytic bacterium from a meromictic soda lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2618-2623.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Alkalitalea saponilacus Zhao and Chen 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SC/BZ-SP2 = ATCC BAA-2172 = DSM 24412.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ191474.
Etymology: L. n. sapo -onis, soap; L. n. lacus -us, a lake; N.L. gen. n. saponilacus, from Soap Lake, WA, USA, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ZHAO (B.) and CHEN (S.): Alkalitalea saponilacus gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately anaerobic, alkaliphilic, xylanolytic bacterium from a meromictic soda lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2618-2623.
Original article in IJSEM Online