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Alkaliflexus

Genus of bacteria


Genus of bacteria

Alkaliflexus is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).

Etymology

The name Alkaliflexus derives from: Neo-Latin noun alkali (from Arabic al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort), soda ash; Latin participle adjective flexus, bent; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Alkaliflexus, referring to life in basic surroundings and to bending/flexible cells.

Species

The genus contains a single species,

References

References

  1. {{lpsn. classificationac.html. Classification of Genera AC
  2. {{lpsn. a/alkaliflexus.html. Alkaliflexus
  3. (2004). "Alkaliflexus imshenetskii gen. Nov. Sp. Nov., a new alkaliphilic gliding carbohydrate-fermenting bacterium with propionate formation from a soda lake". Archives of Microbiology.
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