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

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus, 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. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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