Name: Desulfatitalea alkaliphila Khomyakova et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 113909; JCM 39202; KCTC 25382; M08but; UQM 41473; VKM B-3560

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OP380633 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Khomyakova MA, Merkel AY, Segliuk VS, Slobodkin AI. Desulfatitalea alkaliphila sp. nov., an alkalipilic sulfate- and arsenate- reducing bacterium isolated from a terrestrial mud volcano. Extremophiles 2023; 27:12.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 220. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6501.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-12-10.

Parent taxon: Desulfatitalea Higashioka et al. 2013

Assigned by: Khomyakova MA, Merkel AY, Segliuk VS, Slobodkin AI. Desulfatitalea alkaliphila sp. nov., an alkalipilic sulfate- and arsenate- reducing bacterium isolated from a terrestrial mud volcano. Extremophiles 2023; 27:12.

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Record number: 55711