Species Alkalicoccobacillus porphyridii

Name: Alkalicoccobacillus porphyridii Kim et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: por.phy.ri’di.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. porphyridii, of Porphyridium, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the red alga, Porphyridium cruentum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ka-li-kok-ko-ba-KIL-lus por-p^hy-RI-di-i, masculine

Type strain: JCM 32931; KACC 19520; P16

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16S rRNA gene: MN080901 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim KH, Han DM, Lee JK, Jeon CO. Alkalicoccobacillus porphyridii sp. nov., isolated from a marine red alga, reclassification of Shouchella plakortidis and Shouchella gibsonii as Alkalicoccobacillus plakortidis comb. nov. and Alkalicoccobacillus gibsonii comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Alkalicoccobacillus Joshi et al. 2022. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6019. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6094.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.16592 (N = 18).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Alkalicoccobacillus Joshi et al. 2022

Assigned by: Kim KH, Han DM, Lee JK, Jeon CO. Alkalicoccobacillus porphyridii sp. nov., isolated from a marine red alga, reclassification of Shouchella plakortidis and Shouchella gibsonii as Alkalicoccobacillus plakortidis comb. nov. and Alkalicoccobacillus gibsonii comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Alkalicoccobacillus Joshi et al. 2022. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6019. 🇰🇷

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