Name: Glycocaulis alkaliphilus Geng et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend to, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 6B-8; CGMCC 1.12428; LMG 27410

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16S rRNA gene: MT760005 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Geng S, Pan XC, Mei R, Wang YN, Liu XY, Wang XB, Tang YQ, Wu XL. Glycocaulis alkaliphilus sp. nov., a dimorphic prosthecate bacterium isolated from crude oil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:838-844.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Glycocaulis Abraham et al. 2013

Assigned by: Geng S, Pan XC, Mei R, Wang YN, Liu XY, Wang XB, Tang YQ, Wu XL. Glycocaulis alkaliphilus sp. nov., a dimorphic prosthecate bacterium isolated from crude oil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:838-844.

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Record number: 792600