Name: Mongoliicoccus 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

Gender: masculine

Type strain: JC165; KCTC 32210; LMG 27255

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16S rRNA gene: HE996970 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: 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Mongoliicoccus Liu et al. 2012

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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Record number: 791119