Name: Melaminivora alkalimesophila Wang et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li.me.so’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. alkali, soda ash (from Arabic al-qalyi the ashes of saltwort) (indeclinable); Gr. masc. adj. mesos, middle; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkalimesophila, loving alkaline and mesophilic conditions

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-la-mi-NI-wo-ra al-ka-li-me-SO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2012024; CY 1; DSM 26006

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ676982 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang H, Li J, Hu A, Qin D, Xu H, Yu CP. Melaminivora alkalimesophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a melamine-degrading betaproteobacterium isolated from a melamine-producing factory. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1938-1944. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2930-2931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Melaminivora Wang et al. 2014. Publication: Wang H, Li J, Hu A, Qin D, Xu H, Yu CP. Melaminivora alkalimesophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a melamine-degrading betaproteobacterium isolated from a melamine-producing factory. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1938-1944. 🇨🇳
  • 😢 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. 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. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Melaminivora Wang et al. 2014

Assigned by: Wang H, Li J, Hu A, Qin D, Xu H, Yu CP. Melaminivora alkalimesophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a melamine-degrading betaproteobacterium isolated from a melamine-producing factory. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1938-1944. 🇨🇳

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