Name: "Verticiella alkaliphila" Basak et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ka-LI-p^hi-la, feminine

Nomenclatural type: data derived from Zhang et al. [1]; GG226; XH089

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Original publication: Basak C, Ranjan VK, Mondal N, Sarkar J, Ghosh W, Chakraborty R. Verticiella alkaliphila sp. nov., An Alkaliphilic, Arsenic-Resistant Bacterium Isolated from the Gut of Lepidocephalichthys guntea. Indian J Microbiol 2025; 65:947-954. 🇮🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Verticiella Vandamme 2016

Assigned by: Basak C, Ranjan VK, Mondal N, Sarkar J, Ghosh W, Chakraborty R. Verticiella alkaliphila sp. nov., An Alkaliphilic, Arsenic-Resistant Bacterium Isolated from the Gut of Lepidocephalichthys guntea. Indian J Microbiol 2025; 65:947-954. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 66644