Name: Salinicoccus alkaliphilus Zhang et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, liking alkaline media

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.2691; DSM 16010; JCM 11311; T8

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF275710 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang W, Xue Y, Ma Y, Zhou P, Ventosa A, Grant WD. Salinicoccus alkaliphilus sp. nov., a novel alkaliphile and moderate halophile from Baer Soda Lake in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:789-793. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1077-1079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lacicoccus alkaliphilus (Zhang et al. 2002) Bello et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01421 (N = 8).
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Salinicoccus Ventosa et al. 1990

Assigned by: Zhang W, Xue Y, Ma Y, Zhou P, Ventosa A, Grant WD. Salinicoccus alkaliphilus sp. nov., a novel alkaliphile and moderate halophile from Baer Soda Lake in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:789-793. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 780725