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Species Alkalihalobacillus algicola
Name: Alkalihalobacillus algicola (Ivanova et al. 2004) Patel and Gupta 2020
Basonym: Bacillus algicola Ivanova et al. 2004
Etymology: al.gi’co.la. L. fem. n. alga, alga; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. algicola, algae-dweller
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-GI-ko-la, masculine
Type strain: CIP 107850; KCTC 13005; KMM 3737
16S rRNA gene:
AY228462
Analyse
FASTA
Valid 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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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Guptibacillus algicola (Ivanova et al. 2004) Bello et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Bacillus algicola Ivanova et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Pseudalkalibacillus algicola" (Ivanova et al. 2004) Joshi et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Alkalihalobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020
Assigned by:
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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Record number: 7348
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