Name: Alkalithermobacter thermoalcaliphilum (Li et al. 1994) Bello et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium thermoalcaliphilum Li et al. 1994

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^her-mo-al-ka-LI-p^hi-lum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51508; CIP 105528; DSM 7309; JW/YL23-2

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16S rRNA gene: L11304 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bello S, McQuay S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Robust demarcation of the family Peptostreptococcaceae and its main genera based on phylogenomic studies and taxon-specific molecular markers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6247. 🇨🇦

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Alkalithermobacter thermoalcaliphilus corrig. (Li et al. 1994) Bello et al. 2024

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alkalithermobacter thermoalcaliphilus corrig. (Li et al. 1994) Bello et al. 2024	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium thermoalcaliphilum Li et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Alkalithermobacter Bello et al. 2024

Assigned by: Bello S, McQuay S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Robust demarcation of the family Peptostreptococcaceae and its main genera based on phylogenomic studies and taxon-specific molecular markers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6247. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 43366