Alkaliflexus
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| Alkaliflexus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Bacteroidia |
| Order: | Bacteroidales |
| Family: | Marinilabiliaceae |
| Genus: | Alkaliflexus Zhilina et al. 2005 |
| Type species | |
| A. imshenetskii | |
Alkaliflexus is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).[1]
The name Alkaliflexus derives from:
Neo-Latin noun alkali (from Arabic al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort), soda ash; Latin participle adjective flexus, bent; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Alkaliflexus, referring to life in basic surroundings and to bending/flexible cells.[2]