Species Oblitimonas alkaliphila

Name: Oblitimonas alkaliphila Drobish et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.la. 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. fem. adj. alkaliphila, alkaline-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ob-li-TI-mo-nas al-ka-LI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: B 4199; CCUG 67636; DSM 100830

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP986583 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Drobish AM, Emery BD, Whitney AM, Lauer AC, Metcalfe MG, McQuiston JR. Oblitimonas alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., in the family Pseudomonadaceae, recovered from a historical collection of previously unidentified clinical strains. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3063-3070. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Thiopseudomonas alkaliphila (Drobish et al. 2016) Rudra and Gupta 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiopseudomonas alkaliphila (Drobish et al. 2016) Rudra and Gupta 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Oblitimonas alkaliphila" Lauer et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oblitimonas Drobish et al. 2016. Publication: Drobish AM, Emery BD, Whitney AM, Lauer AC, Metcalfe MG, McQuiston JR. Oblitimonas alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., in the family Pseudomonadaceae, recovered from a historical collection of previously unidentified clinical strains. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3063-3070. 🇺🇸
  • ❗ Oblitimonas alkaliphila 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 Oblitimonas.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species and genus appear within the Pseudomonas and may need reclassification". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Oblitimonas Drobish et al. 2016

Assigned by: Drobish AM, Emery BD, Whitney AM, Lauer AC, Metcalfe MG, McQuiston JR. Oblitimonas alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., in the family Pseudomonadaceae, recovered from a historical collection of previously unidentified clinical strains. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3063-3070. 🇺🇸

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