Alkalibacter Garnova et al. 2005
General information
Name
Alkalibacter
Valid publication
2005
Effective publication
2004
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Eubacteriaceae.
Alkalibacter
Nomenclature type
Alkalibacter saccharofermentans
Etymology
N.L. n. <i>alkali</i> (from Arabic article <i>al</i>, the; Arabic n. <i>qaliy</i>, ashes of saltwort) alkali; L. neut. n. <i>bacterium</i>, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. <i>Alkalibacterium</i>, bacterium living under alkaline conditions.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Alkalibacter are strictly anaerobic, Gram-positive rods and alkaliphilic, fermentative organoheterotrophs. They obligately depend on Na+ ions.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702010602001 | Alkalibacter saccharofermentans | Species | 235931 |
References
1
Garnova, E.S., Zhilina, T.N., Tourova, T.P., Kostrikina, N.A., and Zavarzin, G.A. Anaerobic, alkaliphilic, saccharolytic bacterium Alkalibacter saccharofermentans gen. nov., sp. nov. from a soda lake in the Transbaikal region of Russia. Extremophiles (2004) 8:309-316.[DOI:10.1007/s00792-004-0390-7]
[PMID:15127306]
2
Validation List No. 103. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2005) 55:983-985.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.63767-0]
[PMID:15879221]