Halomonas alkaliphila is a Gram-negative halophilic Pseudomonadota. 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]
| Halomonas alkaliphila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Oceanospirillales |
| Family: | Halomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Halomonas |
| Species: | H. alkaliphila
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| Binomial name | |
| Halomonas alkaliphila Romano et al. 2007[1]
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References
edit- ^ 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. PMID 17325447.
- ^ J.P. Euzéby. "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Halomonas". Retrieved 2010-12-04.
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