Species Thiopseudomonas alkaliphila

Name: Thiopseudomonas alkaliphila (Drobish et al. 2016) Rudra and Gupta 2021

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Oblitimonas alkaliphila Drobish et al. 2016

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^hi-o-pse͡u-DO-mo-nas al-ka-LI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: B 4199; CCUG 67636; DSM 100830

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP986583 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and comparative genomic analyses of species of the family Pseudomonadaceae: Proposals for the genera Halopseudomonas gen. nov. and Atopomonas gen. nov., merger of the genus Oblitimonas with the genus Thiopseudomonas, and transfer of some misclassified species of the genus Pseudomonas into other genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5011. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5130.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oblitimonas alkaliphila Drobish et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Oblitimonas alkaliphila" Lauer et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07836 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 2 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 the species itself.

Parent taxon: Thiopseudomonas Tan et al. 2015

Assigned by: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and comparative genomic analyses of species of the family Pseudomonadaceae: Proposals for the genera Halopseudomonas gen. nov. and Atopomonas gen. nov., merger of the genus Oblitimonas with the genus Thiopseudomonas, and transfer of some misclassified species of the genus Pseudomonas into other genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5011. 🇨🇦

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