Name: Phytoactinopolyspora alkaliphila Zhang et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.kal.i.phil’a. Arabic article al, the; Arabic masc. n. qaly, ashes of saltwort; N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.7225; EGI 80629; KCTC 39701

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KU042078 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang YG, Lu XH, Ding YB, Zhou XK, Li L, Guo JW, Wang HF, Duan YQ, Li WJ. Phytoactinopolyspora alkaliphila sp. nov., an alkaliphilic actinomycete isolated from a saline-alkaline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2058-2063.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2767-2768.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04467 (N = 1).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Phytoactinopolyspora Li et al. 2015

Assigned by: Zhang YG, Lu XH, Ding YB, Zhou XK, Li L, Guo JW, Wang HF, Duan YQ, Li WJ. Phytoactinopolyspora alkaliphila sp. nov., an alkaliphilic actinomycete isolated from a saline-alkaline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2058-2063.

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Record number: 794120