Name: Jiangella alkaliphila Lee 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.kal.i.phil’a. Arabic article al, the; Arabic masc. n. qaly, ashes of saltwort; N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions

Gender: feminine

Type strain: D8-87; DSM 45079; JBRI 2008; JCM 15620; KCTC 19222

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM422451 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee SD. Jiangella alkaliphila sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1176-1179.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.

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 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

Parent taxon: Jiangella Song et al. 2005

Assigned by: Lee SD. Jiangella alkaliphila sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1176-1179.

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Record number: 786003