Species Alkalibaculum bacchi

Name: Alkalibaculum bacchi Allen et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bac’chi. L. gen. masc. n. bacchi, of Bacchus, Roman god of wine, referring to the production of ethanol by this organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ka-li-BA-ku-lum BAK-k^hi, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1772; CP11; DSM 22112

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ438469 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Allen TD, Caldwell ME, Lawson PA, Huhnke RL, Tanner RS. Alkalibaculum bacchi gen. nov., sp. nov., a CO-oxidizing, ethanol-producing acetogen isolated from livestock-impacted soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2483-2489. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:4-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Alkalibaculum Allen et al. 2010. Publication: Allen TD, Caldwell ME, Lawson PA, Huhnke RL, Tanner RS. Alkalibaculum bacchi gen. nov., sp. nov., a CO-oxidizing, ethanol-producing acetogen isolated from livestock-impacted soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2483-2489. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Alkalibaculum Allen et al. 2010

Assigned by: Allen TD, Caldwell ME, Lawson PA, Huhnke RL, Tanner RS. Alkalibaculum bacchi gen. nov., sp. nov., a CO-oxidizing, ethanol-producing acetogen isolated from livestock-impacted soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2483-2489. 🇺🇸

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