Genus of bacteria
Alkalibacillus is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).[2]
Etymology
The name Alkalibacillus derives from:
Neo-Latin noun alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, rod; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Alkalibacillus, bacillus living under alkaline conditions.[3]
Species
The genus contains 8 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[3]
- A. aidingensis ( Li et al. 2021)[1]
- A. almallahensis ( Perez-Dav et al. 2014 )[1]
- A. filiformis ( Romano et al. 2005, ; Latin noun filum, a thread; Latin suff. -formis (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective filiformis, thread-shaped.)[4]
- A. flavidus ( Yoon et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective flavidus, pale yellow.)[5]
- A. haloalkaliphilus ( (Fritze 1996) Jeon et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Neo-Latin noun alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; Greek adjective φίλος loving; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective haloalkaliphilus, loving briny)[6]
- A. halophilus ( Tian et al. 2009, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt-loving.)[7]
- A. salilacus ( Jeon et al. 2005, ; Latin noun sal salis, salt; Latin noun lacus -us, lake; Neo-Latin genitive case noun salilacus, of a salt lake.)[6]
- A. silvisoli ( Usami et al. 2007, ;: Latin noun silva, forest; Latin noun solum, soil; Neo-Latin genitive case noun silvisoli, of forest soil, the source of isolation of the type strain.)[8]
