Name: Halalkalibacter akibai (Nogi et al. 2005) Joshi et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus akibai Nogi et al. 2005

Etymology: a.ki’ba.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. akibai, of Akiba, named after the Japanese microbiologist Teruhiko Akiba, who made fundamental contributions to the study of alkaliphilic bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hal-al-ka-li-BAK-ter a-KI-ba-i, masculine

Type strain: 1139; ATCC 43226; DSM 21942; JCM 9157

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB043858 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Joshi A, Thite S, Karodi P, Joseph N, Lodha T. Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:722369. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 203. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5167.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus akibai Nogi et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alkalihalobacillus akibai (Nogi et al. 2005) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: Halalkalibacter Joshi et al. 2022

Assigned by: Joshi A, Thite S, Karodi P, Joseph N, Lodha T. Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:722369. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 26615