Halomonas alkaliphila

Halomonas alkaliphila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Oceanospirillales
Family: Halomonadaceae
Genus: Halomonas
Species: H. alkaliphila
Binomial name
Halomonas alkaliphila
Romano et al. 2007[1]

Halomonas alkaliphila is a Gram-negative halophilic Proteobacteria. Its specific epithet stems from the Arabic word alkali (al-qaliy), the ashes of saltwort and the Latin adjective philus -a -um, meaning "friend" or "loving": loving alkaline media.[2]

References

  1. Romano, I.; Lama, L.; Nicolaus, B.; Poli, A.; Gambacorta, A.; Giordano, A. (2006). "Halomonas alkaliphila sp. nov., a novel halotolerant alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a salt pool in Campania (Italy)" (PDF). Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 52 (6): 339–348. doi:10.2323/jgam.52.339.
  2. J.P. Euzéby. "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Halomonas". Retrieved 2010-12-04.
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