Genus Aeribacillus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Aeribacillus Miñana-Galbis et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Aeribacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Miñana-Galbis et al. 2010.
Etymology: L. n. aer aeris, air; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Aeribacillus, aerobic small rod.
Valid publication: MIÑANA-GALBIS (D.), PINZÓN (D.L.), LORÉN (J.G.), MANRESA (A.) and OLIART-ROS (R.M.): Reclassification of Geobacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Banat et al. 2004 as Aeribacillus pallidus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1600-1604.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aeribacillus composti Finore et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) N.8=KCTC 33824=JCM 31580.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LT594972.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. composti, of compost.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: FINORE, I., GIOIELLO, A., LEONE, L., ORLANDO, P., ROMANO, I., NICOLAUS, B. and POLI, A. 2017. Aeribacillus composti sp. nov., a thermophilic bacillus isolated from olive mill pomace compost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4830-4835.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aeribacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Miñana-Galbis et al. 2010, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) H12 = ATCC 51176= DSM 3670 = LMG 19006.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Z26930.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus pallidus Scholz et al. 1988.
Another homotypic synonym: ¤ Geobacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Banat et al. 2004
Etymology: L. masc. adj. pallidus, pale, pallid, referring to the pale colony colour.
Valid publication: MIÑANA-GALBIS (D.), PINZÓN (D.L.), LORÉN (J.G.), MANRESA (A.) and OLIART-ROS (R.M.): Reclassification of Geobacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Banat et al. 2004 as Aeribacillus pallidus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1600-1604.
Original article in IJSEM Online