Name: Salinivibrio costicola subsp. alcaliphilus Romano et al. 2005

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: al.ca.li’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alcali, alcali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort) (indeclinable); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alcaliphilus, liking alcaline-media

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 18AG; ATCC BAA-952; DSM 16359

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ640132 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Romano I, Gambacorta A, Lama L, Nicolaus B, Giordano A. Salinivibrio costicola subsp. alcaliphilus subsp. nov., a haloalkaliphilic aerobe from Campania Region (Italy). Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:34-42.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 103. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:983-985.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.

Parent taxon: Salinivibrio costicola (Smith 1938) Mellado et al. 1996

Assigned by: Romano I, Gambacorta A, Lama L, Nicolaus B, Giordano A. Salinivibrio costicola subsp. alcaliphilus subsp. nov., a haloalkaliphilic aerobe from Campania Region (Italy). Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:34-42.

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