Name: Thiohalospira alkaliphila Sorokin et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. alkali, soda ash (from Arabic al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort) (indeclinable); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ALgr 6sp; DSM 17116; UNIQEM U372

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16S rRNA gene: EU169227 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sorokin DY, Tourova TP, Muyzer G, Kuenen GJ. Thiohalospira halophila gen. nov., sp. nov. and Thiohalospira alkaliphila sp. nov., novel obligately chemolithoautotrophic, halophilic, sulfur-oxidizing gammaproteobacteria from hypersaline habitats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1685-1692.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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Parent taxon: Thiohalospira Sorokin et al. 2008

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, Tourova TP, Muyzer G, Kuenen GJ. Thiohalospira halophila gen. nov., sp. nov. and Thiohalospira alkaliphila sp. nov., novel obligately chemolithoautotrophic, halophilic, sulfur-oxidizing gammaproteobacteria from hypersaline habitats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1685-1692.

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Record number: 782744