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. masc. part. adj. alkalitolerans, alkali-tolerating

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ka-li-TO-le-rans, 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. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 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