Name: Thiorhodococcus alkaliphilus Prathyash Ushus et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.lus. 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. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: JA878; JCM 31245; KCTC 15531

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16S rRNA gene: LN901453 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Prathyash Ushus MJ, Divyasree B, Lakshmi KVNS, Dave BP, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Description of a phototrophic bacterium, Thiorhodococcus alkaliphilus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2323-2327. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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: Thiorhodococcus Guyoneaud et al. 1998

Assigned by: Prathyash Ushus MJ, Divyasree B, Lakshmi KVNS, Dave BP, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Description of a phototrophic bacterium, Thiorhodococcus alkaliphilus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2323-2327. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 795562