Alkalibacillus

Alkalibacillus is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).[2]

Alkalibacillus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Alkalibacillus
Jeon et al. 2005[1]
Type species
A. haloalkaliphilus

Etymology

The name Alkalibacillus derives from:
New Latin noun alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Alkalibacillus, bacillus living under alkaline conditions.[3]

Species

The genus contains 8 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[3]

  • A. aidingensis ( Li et al. 2021)[1]
  • A. almallahensis ( Perez-Dav et al. 2014 )[1]
  • A. filiformis ( Romano et al. 2005, ; Latin noun filum, a thread; Latin suff. -formis (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin masculine gender adjective filiformis, thread-shaped.)[4]
  • A. flavidus ( Yoon et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective flavidus, pale yellow.)[5]
  • A. haloalkaliphilus ( (Fritze 1996) Jeon et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin noun alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; Greek adjective φίλος loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective haloalkaliphilus, loving briny)[6]
  • A. halophilus ( Tian et al. 2009, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt-loving.)[7]
  • A. salilacus ( Jeon et al. 2005, ; Latin noun sal salis, salt; Latin noun lacus -us, lake; New Latin genitive case noun salilacus, of a salt lake.)[6]
  • A. silvisoli ( Usami et al. 2007, ;: Latin noun silva, forest; Latin noun solum, soil; New Latin genitive case noun silvisoli, of forest soil, the source of isolation of the type strain.)[8]

References
  1. Parte, A.C. "Alkalibacillus". LPSN.
  2. Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  3. Alkalibacillus entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  4. "Alkalibacillus filiformis sp. nov., isolated from a mineral pool in Campania, Italy -- Romano et al. 55 (6): 2395 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  5. Yoon, J. -H.; Kang, S. -J.; Jung, Y. -T.; Lee, M. -H.; Oh, T. -K. (2009). "Alkalibacillus flavidus sp. Nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (2): 434–438. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.013003-0. PMID 19651725.
  6. "Reclassification of Bacillus haloalkaliphilus Fritze 1996 as Alkalibacillus haloalkaliphilus gen. nov., comb. Nov. And the description of Alkalibacillus salilacus sp. nov., a novel halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake in China -- Jeon et al. 55 (5): 1891 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  7. Oren, A.; Garrity, G. M. (2009). "List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59 (9): 2129–2130. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.017988-0. PMC 5817221. PMID 28891789.
  8. Usami, R.; Echigo, A.; Fukushima, T.; Mizuki, T.; Yoshida, Y.; Kamekura, M. (2007). "Alkalibacillus silvisoli sp. Nov., an alkaliphilic moderate halophile isolated from non-saline forest soil in Japan". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (4): 770–774. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64713-0. PMID 17392204.


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