Name: Alkaliphilus halophilus Wu et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friendly to, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5124; DSM 24577; E2R; JCM 16124

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16S rRNA gene: EU627628 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wu XY, Shi KL, Xu XW, Wu M, Oren A, Zhu XF. Alkaliphilus halophilus sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic and halophilic bacterium isolated from a saline lake, and emended description of the genus Alkaliphilus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2898-2902. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:477-478.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Alkaliphilus Takai et al. 2001

Assigned by: Wu XY, Shi KL, Xu XW, Wu M, Oren A, Zhu XF. Alkaliphilus halophilus sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic and halophilic bacterium isolated from a saline lake, and emended description of the genus Alkaliphilus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2898-2902. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 788916