Name: Ramlibacter alkalitolerans Lee and Cha 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li.to’le.rans. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. alkalitolerans, alkali-tolerating

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CJ661; JCM 32081; KACC 19305

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF740333 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee DH, Cha CJ. Ramlibacter alkalitolerans sp. nov., alkali-tolerant bacterium isolated from soil of ginseng. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4619-4623.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:471-473.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as a new genus together with R. humi". 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: Ramlibacter Heulin et al. 2003

Assigned by: Lee DH, Cha CJ. Ramlibacter alkalitolerans sp. nov., alkali-tolerant bacterium isolated from soil of ginseng. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4619-4623.

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Record number: 796219