Genus Amphibacillus
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 9
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Amphibacillus xylanus Niimura et al. 1990.
Etymology: Gr. pref. amphi, both sides or double; L. dim. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Amphibacillus, rod capable of both aerobic and anaerobic growth.
Valid publication: NIIMURA (Y.), KOH (E.), YANAGIDA (F.), SUZUKI (K.I.), KOMAGATA (K.) and KOZAKI (M.): Amphibacillus xylanus gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic sporeforming xylan-digesting bacterium which lacks cytochrome, quinone, and catalase. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 297-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990 emend. An et al. 2007.
Reference: AN (S.Y.), ISHIKAWA (S.), KASAI (H.), GOTO (K.) and YOKOTA (A.): Amphibacillus sediminis sp. nov., an endospore-forming bacterium isolated from lake sediment in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2489-2492.
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→ Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990 emend. Hirota et al. 2013.
Reference: HIROTA (K.), AINO (K.), NODASAKA (Y.), MORITA (N.) and YUMOTO (I.): Amphibacillus indicireducens sp. nov., an alkaliphile that reduces an indigo dye. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 464-469.
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→ Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990 emend. Ren et al. 2013.
Reference: REN (B.), YANG (N.), WANG (J.), MA (X.L.), WANG (Q.), XIE (F.), GUO (H.), LIU (Z.H.), PUGIN (B.) and ZHANG (L.X.): Amphibacillus marinus sp. nov., a member of the genus Amphibacillus isolated from marine mud. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1485-1491.
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Amphibacillus cookii Pugin et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JW/BP-GSL-QD = ATCC BAA-2118 = DSM 23721.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM057160.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. cookii, of Cook, named in honour of Gregory Cook, to recognize his contribution to the microbiology and bioenergetics of extremophiles.
Valid publication: PUGIN (B.), BLAMEY (J.M.), BAXTER (B.K.) and WIEGEL (J.): Amphibacillus cookii sp. nov., a facultatively aerobic, spore-forming, moderately halophilic, alkalithermotolerant bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2090-2096.
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Amphibacillus fermentum Zhilina et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-7984 = DSM 13869 = UNIQEM 210.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF418603.
Etymology: L. n. fermentum, that which causes fermentation, ferment.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 85. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 685-690.
Effective publication: ZHILINA (T.N.), GARNOVA (E.S.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): Amphibacillus fermentum sp. nov. and Amphibacillus tropicus sp. nov., new alkaliphilic, facultatively anaerobic, saccharolytic bacilli from Lake Magadi. Mikrobiologiya, 2001, 70, 825-837 (in Russian). English translation: Microbiology, 2001, 70, 711-722.
Validation List no. 85 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In Validation List no. 85, the acronym of the Unique & Extremophilic Microorganisms (Collection of Unique Microbial Cultures, Russian Academy of Sciences) is cited as Uniqem.
→ ¤ Pelagirhabdus fermentum (Zhilina et al. 2001) Sultanpuram et al. 2016, comb. nov.
Amphibacillus iburiensis Hirota et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) N314=JCM 18529=NCIMB 14823.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB736274.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. iburiensis, from Iburi, the place where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: HIROTA, K., AINO, K. and YUMOTO, I. 2013. Amphibacillus iburiensis sp. nov., an alkaliphile that reduces an indigo dye. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 4303-4308.
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Amphibacillus indicireducens Hirota et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C40 = JCM 17250 = NCIMB 14686.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB665218.
Etymology: L. n. indicum, indigo; L. part. adj. reducens, bringing or leading back, used to mean "reducing"; N.L. part. adj. indicireducens, indigo-reducing.
Valid publication: HIROTA (K.), AINO (K.), NODASAKA (Y.), MORITA (N.) and YUMOTO (I.): Amphibacillus indicireducens sp. nov., an alkaliphile that reduces an indigo dye. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 464-469.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amphibacillus jilinensis Wu et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Y1 = CGMCC 1.5123 = JCM 16149.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ169626.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. jilinensis, of or pertaining to Jilin, a province of north-east China, from which the sample that yielded the type strain was collected.
Valid publication: WU (X.Y.), ZHENG (G.), ZHANG (W.W.), XU (X.W.), WU (M.) and ZHU (X.F.): Amphibacillus jilinensis sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic, alkaliphilic bacillus from a soda lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2540-2543.
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Amphibacillus marinus Ren et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) J1 = CGMCC 1.10434 = JCM 17099.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU213062.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine.
Valid publication: REN (B.), YANG (N.), WANG (J.), MA (X.L.), WANG (Q.), XIE (F.), GUO (H.), LIU (Z.H.), PUGIN (B.) and ZHANG (L.X.): Amphibacillus marinus sp. nov., a member of the genus Amphibacillus isolated from marine mud. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1485-1491.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amphibacillus sediminis An et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Shu-P-Ggiii25-2 = IAM 15428 = JCM 23213 = KCTC 13120 = MBIC08269 = NBRC 103570.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB243866.
Etymology: L. gen. n. sediminis, of a sediment.
Valid publication: AN (S.Y.), ISHIKAWA (S.), KASAI (H.), GOTO (K.) and YOKOTA (A.): Amphibacillus sediminis sp. nov., an endospore-forming bacterium isolated from lake sediment in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2489-2492.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amphibacillus tropicus Zhilina et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-7792 = DSM 13870 = UNIQEM 212.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF418602.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. tropicus, tropical, an organism isolated from a tropical lake.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 85. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 685-690.
Effective publication: ZHILINA (T.N.), GARNOVA (E.S.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): Amphibacillus fermentum sp. nov. and Amphibacillus tropicus sp. nov., new alkaliphilic, facultatively anaerobic, saccharolytic bacilli from Lake Magadi. Mikrobiologiya, 2001, 70, 825-837 (in Russian). English translation: Microbiology, 2001, 70, 711-722.
Validation List no. 85 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In Validation List no. 85, the acronym of the Unique & Extremophilic Microorganisms (Collection of Unique Microbial Cultures, Russian Academy of Sciences) is cited as Uniqem.
Amphibacillus xylanus Niimura et al. 1990, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ep01 = ATCC 51415= DSM 6626 = IFO (now NBRC) 15112 = JCM 7361 = LMG 17667.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D82065.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. xylanus, pertaining to xylan.
Valid publication: NIIMURA (Y.), KOH (E.), YANAGIDA (F.), SUZUKI (K.I.), KOMAGATA (K.) and KOZAKI (M.): Amphibacillus xylanus gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic sporeforming xylan-digesting bacterium which lacks cytochrome, quinone, and catalase. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 297-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online