Name: Marinospirillum alkaliphilum Zhang et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.lum. N.L. neut. n. alkali, soda ash (from Arabic al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort) (indeclinable); Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. neut. adj. alkaliphilum, loving alkaline conditions

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.2746; DSM 21637; JCM 11312; Z4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF275713 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zhang W, Xue Y, Ma Y, Grant WD, Ventosa A, Zhou P. Marinospirillum alkaliphilum sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic helical bacterium from Haoji soda lake in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Extremophiles 2002; 6:33-37.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 87. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1437-1438.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published, because the original publication makes reference to the deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Marinospirillum alkaliphilum Zhang et al. 2002 is considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.

Parent taxon: Marinospirillum Satomi et al. 1998

Assigned by: Zhang W, Xue Y, Ma Y, Grant WD, Ventosa A, Zhou P. Marinospirillum alkaliphilum sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic helical bacterium from Haoji soda lake in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Extremophiles 2002; 6:33-37.

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Record number: 784188