Name: Alkalibacterium gilvum Ishikawa et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gil’vum. L. neut. adj. gilvum, pale yellow, referring to the pale yellow colour of colonies of the bacterium

Pronunciation, gender: GIL-wum, neuter

Type strain: 3AD-1; DSM 25751; JCM 18271

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB690566 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ishikawa M, Yamasato K, Kodama K, Yasuda H, Matsuyama M, Okamoto-Kainuma A, Koizumi Y. Alkalibacterium gilvum sp. nov., slightly halophilic and alkaliphilic lactic acid bacterium isolated from soft and semi-hard cheeses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1471-1478. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2368-2370.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04742 (N = 9).
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Alkalibacterium Ntougias and Russell 2001

Assigned by: Ishikawa M, Yamasato K, Kodama K, Yasuda H, Matsuyama M, Okamoto-Kainuma A, Koizumi Y. Alkalibacterium gilvum sp. nov., slightly halophilic and alkaliphilic lactic acid bacterium isolated from soft and semi-hard cheeses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1471-1478. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 790646