Name: Trichococcus alkaliphilus Dai et al. 2018

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, alkaline-loving

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

Type strain: B 5; DSM 104692; KCTC 33885

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF407345 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dai YM, Zhang LL, Li Y, Li YQ, Deng XH, Wang TT, Yang F, Tian YQ, Li N, Zhou XM, et al. Characterization of Trichococcus paludicola sp. nov. and Trichococcus alkaliphilus sp. nov., isolated from a high-elevation wetland, by phenotypic and genomic analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:99-105. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Trichococcus Scheff et al. 1984

Assigned by: Dai YM, Zhang LL, Li Y, Li YQ, Deng XH, Wang TT, Yang F, Tian YQ, Li N, Zhou XM, et al. Characterization of Trichococcus paludicola sp. nov. and Trichococcus alkaliphilus sp. nov., isolated from a high-elevation wetland, by phenotypic and genomic analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:99-105. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 797452