Name: Ferruginibacter alkalilentus Lim et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li.len’tus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, from the Arabic word al-qaliy, the ashes of saltwort (indeclinable); L. adj. lentus -a -um, tough, resistant; N.L. masc. adj. alkalilentus, resistant to alkaline solution, referring to negative reaction for the flexirubin-KOH test

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fer-ru-gi-ni-BAK-ter al-ka-li-LEN-tus, masculine

Type strain: HU1-GD23; KCTC 22306; LMG 24312

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: FJ177530 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lim JH, Baek SH, Lee ST. Ferruginibacter alkalilentus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Ferruginibacter lapsinanis sp. nov., novel members of the family 'Chitinophagaceae' in the phylum Bacteroidetes, isolated from freshwater sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2394-2399. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Kang et al. 2015 Kang H, Kim H, Joung Y, Jang TY, Joh K. Ferruginibacter paludis sp. nov., isolated from wetland freshwater, and emended descriptions of Ferruginibacter lapsinanis and Ferruginibacter alkalilentus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2635-2639. 🇰🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3768-3770.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ferruginibacter Lim et al. 2009. Publication: Lim JH, Baek SH, Lee ST. Ferruginibacter alkalilentus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Ferruginibacter lapsinanis sp. nov., novel members of the family 'Chitinophagaceae' in the phylum Bacteroidetes, isolated from freshwater sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2394-2399. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The Latin adjective lentus -a -um does not mean "tough, resistant" as cited in the paper by Lim et al. 2009. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Ferruginibacter Lim et al. 2009

Assigned by: Lim JH, Baek SH, Lee ST. Ferruginibacter alkalilentus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Ferruginibacter lapsinanis sp. nov., novel members of the family 'Chitinophagaceae' in the phylum Bacteroidetes, isolated from freshwater sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2394-2399. 🇰🇷

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