Name: Litoribacter alkaliphilus Subhash et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, soda ash (indeclinable); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: li-to-ri-BAK-ter al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: JC166; KCTC 32217; LMG 27256

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16S rRNA gene: HE996966 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Subhash Y, Tushar L, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Mongoliicoccus alkaliphilus sp. nov. and Litoribacter alkaliphilus sp. nov., isolated from salt pans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3457-3462. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Litoribacter ruber Tian et al. 2010

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Litoribacter ruber Tian et al. 2010	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Pitt et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Litoribacter ruber Tian et al. 2010. Publication: Pitt A, Lienbacher S, Schmidt J, Neumann-Schaal M, Wolf J, Hahn MW. Description of a new freshwater bacterium Aquirufa regiilacus sp. nov., classification of the genera Aquirufa, Arundinibacter, Sandaracinomonas, and Tellurirhabdus to the family Spirosomataceae, classification of the genus Chryseotalea to the family Fulvivirgaceae and Litoribacter to the family Cyclobacteriaceae, as well as classification of Litoribacter alkaliphilus as a later heterotypic synonym of Litoribacter ruber. Arch Microbiol 2024; 206:79. 🇦🇹
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
  • ❗ Litoribacter alkaliphilus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Litoribacter.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Litoribacter Tian et al. 2010

Assigned by: Subhash Y, Tushar L, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Mongoliicoccus alkaliphilus sp. nov. and Litoribacter alkaliphilus sp. nov., isolated from salt pans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3457-3462. 🇮🇳

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