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Species Halomonas alkaliphila

Name: Halomonas alkaliphila Romano et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-LO-mo-nas al-ka-LI-phi-la, feminine

Type strain: 18bAG; ATCC BAA-953; DSM 16354; LMG 29775

16S rRNA gene: AJ640133 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Romano I, Lama L, Nicolaus B, Poli A, Gambacorta A, Giordano A. Halomonas alkaliphila sp. nov., a novel halotolerant alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a salt pool in Campania (Italy). J Gen Appl Microbiol 2006; 52:339-348. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 117. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1933-1934.

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 2026-08-13. 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 12 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 risk group of other species in the genus.
    • 🧍 In the etymology provided in the effective publication, "N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline media" is erroneously cited as "F.L. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline media". Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Halomonas Vreeland et al. 1980

Assigned by: Romano I, Lama L, Nicolaus B, Poli A, Gambacorta A, Giordano A. Halomonas alkaliphila sp. nov., a novel halotolerant alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a salt pool in Campania (Italy). J Gen Appl Microbiol 2006; 52:339-348. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 786677