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

Gender: neuter

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

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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

• 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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