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

Gender: 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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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