Name: Halanaerobium alcaliphilum corrig. Tsai et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ca.li’phi.lum. N.L. neut. n. alcali, the soda ash (from Ar. al-qaliy) (indeclinable); N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. alcaliphilum, liking alkaline media

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 8275; GSLS

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: X81850 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tsai CR, Garcia JL, Patel BK, Cayol JL, Baresi L, Mah RA. Haloanaerobium alcaliphilum sp. nov., an anaerobic moderate halophile from the sediments of Great Salt Lake, Utah. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:301-307. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloanaerobium alcaliphilum Tsai et al. 1995	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Listed as Haloanaerobium in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Haloanaerobium (sic), has been corrected by Oren 2000. Publication: Oren A. Change of the names Haloanaerobiales, Haloanaerobiaceae and Haloanaerobium to Halanaerobiales, Halanaerobiaceae and Halanaerobium, respectively, and further nomenclatural changes within the order Halanaerobiales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2229-2230. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Halanaerobium corrig. Zeikus et al. 1984

Assigned by: Tsai CR, Garcia JL, Patel BK, Cayol JL, Baresi L, Mah RA. Haloanaerobium alcaliphilum sp. nov., an anaerobic moderate halophile from the sediments of Great Salt Lake, Utah. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:301-307. 🇫🇷

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