Name: Alkaliphilus oremlandii Fisher et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: orem.land’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. oremlandii, of Oremland, named in honor of Ronald S. Oremland of the U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA.

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1360; DSM 21761; OhILAs

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ250645 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fisher E, Dawson AM, Polshyna G, Lisak J, Crable B, Perera E, Ranganathan M, Thangavelu M, Basu P, Stolz JF. Transformation of inorganic and organic arsenic by Alkaliphilus oremlandii sp. nov. strain OhILAs. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008; 1125:230-241.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 127. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:923-925.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00885 (N = 41).
  • 😷 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 13 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 In the effective publication, the strain ATCC BAA-1360 is cited as BAA1360. The culture collection accession number DSM 21761 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 127. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:923-925.

Parent taxon: Alkaliphilus Takai et al. 2001

Assigned by: Fisher E, Dawson AM, Polshyna G, Lisak J, Crable B, Perera E, Ranganathan M, Thangavelu M, Basu P, Stolz JF. Transformation of inorganic and organic arsenic by Alkaliphilus oremlandii sp. nov. strain OhILAs. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008; 1125:230-241.

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