Name: Yonghaparkia alkaliphila Yoon et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CIP 108920; DSM 19663; JCM 15138; KCTC 19126; KSL-113

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ256087 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Schumann P, Oh TK. Yonghaparkia alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from an alkaline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2415-2420.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microcella alkalica Xie et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microcella alkalica Xie et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Yonghaparkia Yoon et al. 2006. Publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Schumann P, Oh TK. Yonghaparkia alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from an alkaline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2415-2420.
  • 😢 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. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. 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.
  • ❗ Yonghaparkia alkaliphila is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Yonghaparkia.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Yonghaparkia Yoon et al. 2006

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Schumann P, Oh TK. Yonghaparkia alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from an alkaline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2415-2420.

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