Name: Haloterrigena alkaliphila Bao et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. alkali, soda ash (indeclinable); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, alkaline-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-ter-RI-ge-na al-ka-LI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.17211; JCM 34158; KZCA68

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16S rRNA gene: MN067772 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bao CX, Li SY, Xin YJ, Hou J, Cui HL. Natrinema halophilum sp. nov., Natrinema salinisoli sp. nov., Natrinema amylolyticum sp. nov. and Haloterrigena alkaliphila sp. nov., four extremely halophilic archaea isolated from salt mine, saline soil and salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5385. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5476.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Haloterrigena Ventosa et al. 1999

Assigned by: Bao CX, Li SY, Xin YJ, Hou J, Cui HL. Natrinema halophilum sp. nov., Natrinema salinisoli sp. nov., Natrinema amylolyticum sp. nov. and Haloterrigena alkaliphila sp. nov., four extremely halophilic archaea isolated from salt mine, saline soil and salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5385. 🇨🇳

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