Alkalibacterium
Genus of bacteria
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Alkalibacterium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).[2]
| Alkalibacterium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Carnobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Alkalibacterium Ntougias and Russell 2001[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. olivapovliticus | |
Etymology
The generic name Alkalibacterium derives from: Latin alkali (ashes of saltwort) alkali; and bacterium, a small rod, to give "a bacterium living under alkaline conditions".[3]
Species
The genus contains eleven species:[3]
- A. gilvum Ishikawa et al. 2013[4]
- A. iburiense Nakajima et al. 2005, named for Iburi, the place where the micro-organism was isolated[5]
- A. indicireducens Yumoto et al. 2008, with indicireducens meaning indigo-reducing[6]
- A. kapii Ishikawa et al. 2009, kapii meaning of ka-pi, a Thai fermented shrimp paste[7]
- A. olivapovliticus corrig. Ntougias and Russell 2001, type species of the genus, with olivapovliticus meaning pertaining to the waste of the olives[8]
- A. olivoapovliticus Ntougias and Russell 2001[4]
- A. pelagium Ishikawa et al. 2009, pelagium, of the sea, marine[7]
- A. psychrotolerans Yumoto et al. 2004, with psychrotolerans meaning tolerating a cold environment[9]
- A. putridalgicola Ishikawa et al. 2009, from putridalgicola meaning dweller on putrid marine algae[7]
- A. subtropicum shikawa et al. 2011[4]
- A. thalassium Ishikawa et al. 2009 with thalassium meaning of/from the sea[7]
