Species Bacillus haloalkaliphilus

Name: Bacillus haloalkaliphilus Fritze 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.al.ka.li’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Arabic masc. n. al-qalyi, soda ash; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. haloalkaliphilus, loving briny and alkaline media

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-lo-al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700606; CIP 106702; DSM 5271; JCM 12303; LMG 17943; NBRC 103110; WN13

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16S rRNA gene: AB681948 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fritze D. Bacillus haloalkaliphilus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:98-101. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:627.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Alkalibacillus haloalkaliphilus (Fritze 1996) Jeon et al. 2005

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Alkalibacillus haloalkaliphilus (Fritze 1996) Jeon et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus haloalkaliphilus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Bacillus.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Fritze D. Bacillus haloalkaliphilus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:98-101. 🇩🇪

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Species Bacillus haloalkaliphilus