Species Tepidimonas alkaliphilus

Name: Tepidimonas alkaliphilus Habib et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

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

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

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

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Tepidimonas alkaliphila corrig. Habib et al. 2019

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tepidimonas alkaliphila corrig. Habib et al. 2019	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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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