Alkaliflexus
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, namely A. imshenetskii ( Zhilina et al. 2005,  (Type species of the genus). ; Neo-Latin genitive case masculine gender noun imshenetskii, of Imshenetskii, named after Aleksandr A. Imshenetskii (1905–1992), a microbiologist who devoted much of his research to the microbial degradation of cellulose, and gliding bacteria.) See also
 Bacterial taxonomy
 Microbiology

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Bacteria genera
Bacteroidia
Monotypic bacteria genera