Name: Alkalihalobacterium alkalinitrilicum (Sorokin et al. 2009) Joshi et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus alkalinitrilicus Sorokin et al. 2009

Etymology: al.ka.li.ni.tri’li.cum. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (from Arabic al the; qaliy soda ash) (indeclinable); N.L. masc. adj. nitrilicus, pertaining to nitriles; N.L. neut. adj. alkalinitrilicum, alkaliphile utilizing nitriles

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ANL-iso4; DSM 22532; NCCB 100120; UNIQEM U240

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF422411 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Joshi A, Thite S, Karodi P, Joseph N, Lodha T. Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:722369.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 203. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5167.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alkalihalobacillus alkalinitrilicus (Sorokin et al. 2009) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus alkalinitrilicus Sorokin et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Alkalihalobacterium Joshi et al. 2022. Publication: Joshi A, Thite S, Karodi P, Joseph N, Lodha T. Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:722369.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Alkalihalobacterium Joshi et al. 2022

Assigned by: Joshi A, Thite S, Karodi P, Joseph N, Lodha T. Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:722369.

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