Name: Ectopseudomonas alcaliphila (Yumoto et al. 2001) Rudra and Gupta 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas alcaliphila Yumoto et al. 2001

Etymology: al.ca.li’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. alcali, alcali (indeclinable); from Arabic article al, the; Arabic masc. n. qaly, ashes of saltwort; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alcaliphila, liking alkaline environments

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

Type strain: AL15-21; DSM 17744; IAM 14884; JCM 10630; LMG 23134; NBRC 102411

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16S rRNA gene: AB030583 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics studies and molecular markers reliably demarcate genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto and twelve other Pseudomonadaceae species clades representing novel and emended genera. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273665.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pseudomonas alcaliphila Yumoto et al. 2001

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas alcaliphila Yumoto et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ectopseudomonas alcaliphila 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 Ectopseudomonas.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-14.
  • 🙅 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: Ectopseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024

Assigned by: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics studies and molecular markers reliably demarcate genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto and twelve other Pseudomonadaceae species clades representing novel and emended genera. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273665.

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Record number: 45266