Alkalibacterium

Alkalibacterium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).^[2]

Alkalibacterium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Lactobacillales
Family:	Carnobacteriaceae
Genus:	Alkalibacterium Ntougias and Russell 2001[1]
Type species
A. olivapovliticus

Etymology

The generic name Alkalibacterium derives from: Latin alkali (ashes of saltwort) alkali; and bacterium, a small rod, to give "a bacterium living under alkaline conditions".^[3]

Species

The genus contains eleven species:^[3]

• A. gilvum Ishikawa et al. 2013^[4]
• A. iburiense Nakajima et al. 2005, named for Iburi, the place where the micro-organism was isolated^[5]
• A. indicireducens Yumoto et al. 2008, with indicireducens meaning indigo-reducing^[6]
• A. kapii Ishikawa et al. 2009, kapii meaning of ka-pi, a Thai fermented shrimp paste^[7]
• A. olivapovliticus corrig. Ntougias and Russell 2001, type species of the genus, with olivapovliticus meaning pertaining to the waste of the olives^[8]
• A. olivoapovliticus Ntougias and Russell 2001^[4]
• A. pelagium Ishikawa et al. 2009, pelagium, of the sea, marine^[7]
• A. psychrotolerans Yumoto et al. 2004, with psychrotolerans meaning tolerating a cold environment^[9]
• A. putridalgicola Ishikawa et al. 2009, from putridalgicola meaning dweller on putrid marine algae^[7]
• A. subtropicum shikawa et al. 2011^[4]
• A. thalassium Ishikawa et al. 2009 with thalassium meaning of/from the sea^[7]