Genus Alkalihalophilus
Name: Alkalihalophilus Joshi et al. 2022
Etymology: Al.ka.li.ha.lo’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); from Arabic article al, the; from Arabic masc. n. qaly, ashes of saltwort; Gr. masc. n. hals, salt (gen. halos); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. n. Alkalihalophilus, bacterium liking alkaline and saline environment
Gender: masculine (stem: Alkalihalophil-)
Type species: Alkalihalophilus pseudofirmus (Nielsen et al. 1995) Joshi et al. 2022
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Joshi A, Thite S, Karodi P, Joseph N, Lodha T. Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:722369. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 203. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5167.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Alkalihalobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020.
Publication:
Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438.
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Nielsen P, Fritze D, Priest FG. Phenetic diversity of alkaliphilic Bacillus strains: proposal for nine new species. Microbiology 1995; 141:1745-1761.
- The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 3; CGMCC: 1; LMG: 1; NCIMB: 1; ATCC: 1; CIP: 1; JCM: 1.
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Alkalihalobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020.
Publication:
Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Alkalihalophilus lindianensis (Dou et al. 2016) Joshi et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name Alkalihalophilus marmarensis (Denizci et al. 2010) Joshi et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name Alkalihalophilus pseudofirmus (Nielsen et al. 1995) Joshi et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Joshi A, Thite S, Karodi P, Joseph N, Lodha T. Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:722369.
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Record number: 26521
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