Species Tepidimonas alkaliphila

Name: Tepidimonas alkaliphila corrig. Habib et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving (moderate) alkaline conditions

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: te-pi-DI-mo-nas al-ka-LI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2017168; KCTC 52717; YIM 72238

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16S rRNA gene: MF509266 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Habib N, Khan IU, Salam N, Xiao M, Ahmed I, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Tepidimonas sediminis sp. nov. and Tepidimonas alkaliphilus sp. nov., two novel moderately thermophilic species isolated from a hot spring. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1023-1031. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 185. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:5-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tepidimonas alkaliphilus Habib et al. 2019	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2023-05-12.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Tepidimonas Moreira et al. 2000

Assigned by: Habib N, Khan IU, Salam N, Xiao M, Ahmed I, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Tepidimonas sediminis sp. nov. and Tepidimonas alkaliphilus sp. nov., two novel moderately thermophilic species isolated from a hot spring. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1023-1031. 🇨🇳

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