Name: Anaerobacillus alkaliphilus Borsodi et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, from Arabic al-qaliy the soda ash (indeclinable); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline circumstances

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: B16-10; DSM 29790; NCAIM B.02608

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN610499 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Borsodi AK, Aszalos JM, Bihari P, Nagy I, Schumann P, Sproer C, Kovacs AL, Boka K, Dobosy P, Ovari M, et al. Anaerobacillus alkaliphilus sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic and moderately halophilic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:631-637.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1529-1530.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Anaerobacillus Zavarzina et al. 2010

Assigned by: Borsodi AK, Aszalos JM, Bihari P, Nagy I, Schumann P, Sproer C, Kovacs AL, Boka K, Dobosy P, Ovari M, et al. Anaerobacillus alkaliphilus sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic and moderately halophilic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:631-637.

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Record number: 800118