Halomonas alkaliphila

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

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[]

^ 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.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^ J.P. Euzéby. "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Halomonas". Retrieved 2010-12-04.

External links[]

Type strain of Halomonas alkaliphila at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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[Romano2006-1] 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.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[urlHalomonas-2] J.P. Euzéby. "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Halomonas". Retrieved 2010-12-04.

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