Name: Alkalihalobacillus alkalilacus (Singh et al. 2018) Gupta et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus alkalilacus Singh et al. 2018

Etymology: al.ka.li’la.cus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, from the Arabic word al-qaliy, the ashes of saltwort (indeclinable); L. gen. masc. n. lacus, a lake; N.L. gen. masc. n. alkalilacus, of an alkaline lake

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ka-li-ha-lo-ba-KIL-lus al-ka-LI-la-kus, masculine

Type strain: AK73; JCM 32184; KCTC 33880; MTCC 12637

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: LT844663 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus alkalilacus Singh et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Shouchella alkalilacus" (Singh et al. 2018) Joshi et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 See also Gupta et al. (2020). Publication: Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Erratum: Robust demarcation of seventeen distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the subtilis and cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6531-6533. 🇨🇦

Parent taxon: Alkalihalobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 2986