Name: Alkalibacterium olivapovliticus Ntougias and Russell 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.liv.a.pov.li’ti.cus. L. fem. n. oliva, olive; Gr. n. apovlito, waste disposal (sic); L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. olivapovliticus, pertaining to the waste of the olives

Pronunciation, gender: o-liw-a-pow-LI-ti-kus, neuter

Type strain: CIP 107107; DSM 13175; NCIMB 13710; WW2-SN4a

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16S rRNA gene: AB294175 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ntougias S, Russell NJ. Alkalibacterium olivoapovliticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new obligately alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from edible-olive wash-waters. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1161-1170. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Alkalibacterium olivapovliticum corrig. Ntougias and Russell 2001

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alkalibacterium olivapovliticum corrig. Ntougias and Russell 2001	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Alkalibacterium olivoapovliticus Ntougias and Russell 2001	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet olivoapovliticus (sic), has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.

Parent taxon: Alkalibacterium Ntougias and Russell 2001

Assigned by: Ntougias S, Russell NJ. Alkalibacterium olivoapovliticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new obligately alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from edible-olive wash-waters. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1161-1170. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 773070