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Alkalilimnicola

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Domain
  
Bacteria

Order
  
Chromatiales

Higher classification
  
Ectothiorhodospiraceae

Phylum
  
"Proteobacteria"

Family
  
Ectothiorhodospiraceae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Bacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, Proteobacteria, Nitrococcus, Purple sulfur bac

Alkalilimnicola is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

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Etymology

The name Alkalilimnicola derives from alkali (from Arabic al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort), soda ash; limnos, Greek, pool of standing water, lake; cola (from Latin incola) a dweller, inhabitant, to give Alcalilimnicola, a dweller of alkaline lakes.

Species

The genus contains:

  • A. ehrlichii Hoeft et al. 2007 (Latin ehrlichii, of Ehrlich, named in honour of Professor Emeritus Henry Lutz Ehrlich for his broad scientific, teaching, and leadership contributions to the field of geomicrobiology, with specific reference to his work on the bacterial oxidation of arsenite) Among its other traits, A. erhlichii oxidizes carbon monoxide at ambient and subambient levels.
  • A. halodurans Yakimov et al. 2001, (type species of the genus), Greek hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός),salt; Latin durans, enduring, to give halodurans, salt-enduring

    • References

    Alkalilimnicola Wikipedia
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