Alkalibacterium

Alkalibacterium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).

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".

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