Name: Alkalihalophilus pseudofirmus (Nielsen et al. 1995) Joshi et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus pseudofirmus Nielsen et al. 1995

Etymology: pseu.do.fir’mus. Gr. masc./fem. adj. pseudês, false; L. masc. adj. firmus, strong, firm, and also specific epithet; N.L. masc. adj. pseudofirmus, the false firmus, referring to physiological similarities to Bacillus firmus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pse͡u-do-FIR-mus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700159; CIP 105299; DSM 8715; LMG 17944; NCIB 10283; NCIMB 10283; PN-3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X76439 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alkalihalobacillus pseudofirmus (Nielsen et al. 1995) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus pseudofirmus Nielsen et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Alkalihalophilus 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 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: Alkalihalophilus 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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Record number: 26731