Name: Thalassospira alkalitolerans Tsubouchi et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li.to’le.rans. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (from Arabic article al the; Arabic n. qaliy ashes of saltwort) (indeclinable); L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. fem. part. adj. alkalitolerans, alkali-tolerating, referring to the ability of the organism to tolerate alkaline media

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ka-li-TO-le-rans, feminine

Type strain: CECT 8273; JCM 18968; MBE#61

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16S rRNA gene: AB786710 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tsubouchi T, Ohta Y, Haga T, Usui K, Shimane Y, Mori K, Tanizaki A, Adachi A, Kobayashi K, Yukawa K, et al. Thalassospira alkalitolerans sp. nov. and Thalassospira mesophila sp. nov., isolated from a decaying bamboo sunken in the marine environment, and emended description of the genus Thalassospira. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:107-115. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1075-1076.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thalassospira López-López et al. 2002

Assigned by: Tsubouchi T, Ohta Y, Haga T, Usui K, Shimane Y, Mori K, Tanizaki A, Adachi A, Kobayashi K, Yukawa K, et al. Thalassospira alkalitolerans sp. nov. and Thalassospira mesophila sp. nov., isolated from a decaying bamboo sunken in the marine environment, and emended description of the genus Thalassospira. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:107-115. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 791471