Genus Thioalkalibacter
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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").
Thioalkalibacter Banciu et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thioalkalibacter halophilus Banciu et al. 2009
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; N.L. n. alkali (from Arabic al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort), soda ash; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; Thioalkalibacter, rod-shaped bacterium that loves alkaline conditions and utilizes sulfur compounds.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 127. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925 [BANCIU (H.L.), SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), GALINSKI (E.A.), MUNTYAN (M.S.), KUENEN (J.G.) and MUYZER (G.): Influence of salts and pH on growth and activity of a novel facultatively alkaliphilic, extremely salt-tolerant, obligately chemolithoautotrophic sufur-oxidizing Gammaproteobacterium Thioalkalibacter halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. from South-Western Siberian soda lakes. Extremophiles, 2008, 12, 391-404.]
Validation List no. 127 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Thioalkalibacter halophilus Banciu et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: strain ALCO 1 = DSM 19224 = NCCB 100269 = UNIQEM U263.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU124668.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 127. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925 [BANCIU (H.L.), SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), GALINSKI (E.A.), MUNTYAN (M.S.), KUENEN (J.G.) and MUYZER (G.): Influence of salts and pH on growth and activity of a novel facultatively alkaliphilic, extremely salt-tolerant, obligately chemolithoautotrophic sufur-oxidizing Gammaproteobacterium Thioalkalibacter halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. from South-Western Siberian soda lakes. Extremophiles, 2008, 12, 391-404.]
Validation List no. 127 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The culture collection accession number NCCB 100269 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