Species Alkaliphilus hydrothermalis

Name: Alkaliphilus hydrothermalis Ben Aissa et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ther.ma’lis. N.L. masc. adj. hydrothermalis, from a hydrothermal area

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus hy-dro-t^her-MA-lis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 25890; FatMR1; JCM 18390

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16S rRNA gene: KJ159210 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ben Aissa F, Postec A, Erauso G, Payri C, Pelletier B, Hamdi M, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B. Characterization of Alkaliphilus hydrothermalis sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic anaerobic bacterium, isolated from a carbonaceous chimney of the Prony hydrothermal field, New Caledonia. Extremophiles 2015; 19:183-188. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 178. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4291-4293.

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.

Parent taxon: Alkaliphilus Takai et al. 2001

Assigned by: Ben Aissa F, Postec A, Erauso G, Payri C, Pelletier B, Hamdi M, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B. Characterization of Alkaliphilus hydrothermalis sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic anaerobic bacterium, isolated from a carbonaceous chimney of the Prony hydrothermal field, New Caledonia. Extremophiles 2015; 19:183-188. 🇫🇷

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