Alkalibacter
| Alkalibacterium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Carnobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Alkalibacterium |
| Type species | |
| A. olivapovliticus | |
Alkalibacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).[1]
Etymology
The name Alkalibacterium derives from:
New Latin noun alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort) alkali; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Alkalibacterium, bacterium living under alkaline conditions.[2]
Species
The genus contains 8 species, namely[2]
- A. iburiense ( Nakajima et al. 2005, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective iburiense, pertaining to Iburi, the place where the micro-organism was isolated.)[3]
- A. indicireducens ( Yumoto et al. 2008, ; Latin noun indicum, indigo; Latin participle adjective reducens, bringing or leading back, used to mean 'reducing'; New Latin participle adjective indicireducens, indigo-reducing.)[4]
- A. kapii ( Ishikawa et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun kapium, ka-pi (a fermented shrimp paste in Thailand); New Latin genitive case noun kapii, of ka-pi.)[5]
- A. olivapovliticus ( corrig. Ntougias and Russell 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun oliva, olive; Greek noun apovlito (sic), waste disposal; Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin masculine gender adjective olivapovliticus, pertaining to the waste of the olives.)[6]
- A. pelagium ( Ishikawa et al. 2009, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective pelagium, of the sea, marine.)[5]
- A. psychrotolerans ( Yumoto et al. 2004, ; Greek adjective psuchros, cold; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective psychrotolerans, tolerating cold environment.)[7]
- A. putridalgicola ( Ishikawa et al. 2009, ; Latin adjective putridus, rotten, decayed; Latin feminine gender noun alga, seaweed; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin noun putridalgicola, dweller on putrid marine algae.)[5]
- A. thalassium ( Ishikawa et al. 2009, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective thalassium (from Greek adjective thalassios -a -on), of/from the sea.)[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 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". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- 1 2 Alkalibacterium entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/4/1525
- ↑ Yumoto, I.; Hirota, K.; Nodasaka, Y.; Tokiwa, Y.; Nakajima, K. (2008). "Alkalibacterium indicireducens sp. Nov., an obligate alkaliphile that reduces indigo dye". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 58 (4): 901–905. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64995-0.
- 1 2 3 4 Ishikawa, M.; Tanasupawat, S.; Nakajima, K.; Kanamori, H.; Ishizaki, S.; Kodama, K.; Okamoto-Kainuma, A.; Koizumi, Y.; Yamamoto, Y.; Yamasato, K. (2009). "Alkalibacterium thalassium sp. Nov., Alkalibacterium pelagium sp. Nov., Alkalibacterium putridalgicola sp. Nov. And Alkalibacterium kapii sp. Nov., slightly halophilic and alkaliphilic marine lactic acid bacteria isolated from marine organisms and salted foods collected in Japan and Thailand". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 59 (5): 1215–1226. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65602-0.
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/51/4/1231
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/54/6/2379
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