Name: Maritimibacter alkaliphilus Lee et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, the ashes of saltwort (from the Arabic word al-qaliy) (indeclinable); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 100037; HTCC 2654; KCCM 42376; NBRC 102057

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681686 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee K, Choo YJ, Giovannoni SJ, Cho JC. Maritimibacter alkaliphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a genome-sequenced marine bacterium of the Roseobacter clade in the order Rhodobacterales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1653-1658.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Maritimibacter Lee et al. 2007. Publication: Lee K, Choo YJ, Giovannoni SJ, Cho JC. Maritimibacter alkaliphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a genome-sequenced marine bacterium of the Roseobacter clade in the order Rhodobacterales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1653-1658.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Maritimibacter Lee et al. 2007

Assigned by: Lee K, Choo YJ, Giovannoni SJ, Cho JC. Maritimibacter alkaliphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a genome-sequenced marine bacterium of the Roseobacter clade in the order Rhodobacterales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1653-1658.

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