Name: Alkalimonas delamerensis Ma et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.la.me.ren’sis. N.L. fem. adj. delamerensis, pertaining to the Delamere estates, which include Lake Elmenteita, Kenya

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ka-LI-mo-nas de-la-me-REN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 1E1; CGMCC 1.6297; DSM 18314

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X92130 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ma Y, Xue Y, Grant WD, Collins NC, Duckworth AW, Van Steenbergen RP, Jones BE. Alkalimonas amylolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., and Alkalimonas delamerensis gen. nov., sp. nov., novel alkaliphilic bacteria from soda lakes in China and East Africa. Extremophiles 2004; 8:193-200. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 114. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:433-434.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The culture collection accession numbers CGMCC 1.6297 and DSM 18314 have been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 114. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:433-434.

Parent taxon: Alkalimonas Ma et al. 2007

Assigned by: Ma Y, Xue Y, Grant WD, Collins NC, Duckworth AW, Van Steenbergen RP, Jones BE. Alkalimonas amylolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., and Alkalimonas delamerensis gen. nov., sp. nov., novel alkaliphilic bacteria from soda lakes in China and East Africa. Extremophiles 2004; 8:193-200. 🇬🇧

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