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Genus Anoxybacillus

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: 22
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2

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).


 

Anoxybacillus Pikuta et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Anoxybacillus pushchinoensis corrig. Pikuta et al. 2000.
Etymology: Gr. pref. an, without; Gr. adj. oxus, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen; L. masc. n. bacillus, small rod; N.L. masc. n. Anoxybacillus, small rod that lives without oxygen.
Valid publication: PIKUTA (E.), LYSENKO (A.), CHUVILSKAYA (N.), MENDROCK (U.), HIPPE (H.), SUZINA (N.), NIKITIN (D.), OSIPOV (G.) and LAURINAVICHIUS (K.): Anoxybacillus pushchinensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic alkaliphilic, moderately thermophilic bacterium from manure, and description of Anoxybacillus flavithermus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2109-2117.
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Anoxybacillus Pikuta et al. 2000 emend. Pikuta et al. 2003.
Reference: PIKUTA (E.), CLELAND (D.) and TANG (J.): Aerobic growth of Anoxybacillus pushchinoensis K1T: emended descriptions of A. pushchinoensis and the genus Anoxybacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1561-1562.
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Anoxybacillus amylolyticus Poli et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MR3C = ATCC BAA-872 = DSM 15939 = CIP 108338.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ618979.
Etymology: Gr. n. amulon, starch; Gr. adj. lutikos, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. amylolyticus, starch-dissolving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 110. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
Effective publication: POLI (A.), ESPOSITO (E.), LAMA (L.), ORLANDO (P.), NICOLAUS (G.), DE APPOLONIA (F.), GAMBACORTA (A.) and NICOLAUS (B.): Anoxybacillus amylolyticus sp. nov., a thermophilic amylase producing bacterium isolated from Mount Rittmann (Antarctica). Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2006, 29, 300-307.
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Anoxybacillus ayderensis Dulger et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AB04 = NCCB 100050 = NCIMB 13972.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF001963.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. ayderensis, pertaining to Ayder, a hot spring in the province of Rize, Turkey, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: DULGER (S.), DEMIRBAG (Z.) and BELDUZ (A.O.): Anoxybacillus ayderensis sp. nov. and Anoxybacillus kestanbolensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1499-1503.
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Anoxybacillus bogrovensis Atanassova et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BT 13 = DSM 17956 = NBIMCC 8427.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM409184.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. bogrovensis, pertaining to Bogrov region, referring to the place of isolation of the type strain.
Valid publication: ATANASSOVA (M.), DEREKOVA (A.), MANDEVA (R.), SJØHOLM (C.) and KAMBOUROVA (M.): Anoxybacillus bogrovensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring in Dolni Bogrov, Bulgaria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2359-2362.
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Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus Coorevits et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R-35652 = ATCC BAA-818 = DSM 15730 = LMG 26209.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FN428698.
Etymology: L. adj. caldus, hot; N.L. masc. adj. proteolyticus, proteolytic; N.L. masc. adj. caldiproteolyticus, hot and protein degrading.
Valid publication: COOREVITS (A.), DINSDALE (A.E.), HALKET (G.), LEBBE (L.), DE VOS (P.), VAN LANDSCHOOT (A.) and LOGAN (N.A.): Taxonomic revision of the genus Geobacillus: emendation of Geobacillus, G. stearothermophilus, G. jurassicus, G. toebii, G. thermodenitrificans and G. thermoglucosidans (nom. corrig., formerly 'thermoglucosidasius'); transfer of Bacillus thermantarcticus to the genus as G. thermantarcticus comb. nov.; proposal of Caldibacillus debilis gen. nov., comb. nov.; transfer of G. tepidamans to Anoxybacillus as A. tepidamans comb. nov.; and proposal of Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1470-1485.
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Note: Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus Coorevits et al. 2012 was previously known as "Geobacillus caldoproteolyticus" Chen et al. 2004.
Reference: CHEN (X.G.), STABNIKOVA (O.), TAY (J.H.), WANG (J.Y.) and TAY (S.T.L.): Thermoactive extracellular proteases of Geobacillus caldoproteolyticus, sp. nov., from sewage sludge. Extremophiles, 2004, 8, 489-498.
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Anoxybacillus calidus Cihan et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C161ab=DSM 25220=NCIMB 14851.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ430012.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. calidus, hot, referring to hot habitats.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Reference: CIHAN, A. C., COKMUS, C., KOC, M. and OZCAN, B. 2014. Anoxybacillus calidus sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from soil near a thermal power plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 211-219; erratum 64, 2926.
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Note: The DSM accession number is DSM 25220 not DSM 25520 as given in the original article (personal communication from Rüdiger Pukall, DSMZ).

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Anoxybacillus contaminans De Clerck et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 15866 = LMG 21881.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ551330.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. contaminans, polluting, spoiling, contaminating.
Valid publication: DE CLERCK (E.), RODRÍGUEZ-DÍAZ (M.), VANHOUTTE (T.), HEYRMAN (J.), LOGAN (N.A.) and DE VOS (P.): Anoxybacillus contaminans sp. nov. and Bacillus gelatini sp. nov., isolated from contaminated gelatin batches. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 941-946.
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Anoxybacillus eryuanensis Zhang et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E-112 = CCTCC AB209236 = KCTC 13720.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ153549.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. eryuanensis, pertaining to Eryuan, Yunnan province, south-west China, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ZHANG (C.M.), HUANG (X.W.), PAN (W.Z.), ZHANG (J.), WEI (K.B.), KLENK (H.P.), TANG (S.K.), LI (W.J.) and ZHANG (K.): Anoxybacillus tengchongensis sp. nov. and Anoxybacillus eryuanensis sp. nov., facultatively anaerobic, alkalitolerant bacteria from hot springs. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 118-122.
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Anoxybacillus flavithermus Pikuta et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) d.y. = DSM 2641 = IFO (now NBRC) 15317 = LMG 18397.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Z26932.
Etymology: L. adj. flavus, yellow; Gr. adj. thermos, warm; N.L. masc. adj. flavithermus, to indicate a yellow thermophilic organism.
Valid publication: PIKUTA (E.), LYSENKO (A.), CHUVILSKAYA (N.), MENDROCK (U.), HIPPE (H.), SUZINA (N.), NIKITIN (D.), OSIPOV (G.) and LAURINAVICHIUS (K.): Anoxybacillus pushchinensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic alkaliphilic, moderately thermophilic bacterium from manure, and description of Anoxybacillus flavithermus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2109-2117.
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Notes:
1 Anoxybacillus flavithermus was previously known as "Bacillus flavothermus (sic)" Heinen et al. 1982.
2 In the paper by Pikuta et al. 2000, this name is cited as Anoxybacillus flavithermus (Heinen et al. 1982) Pikuta et al. 2000, comb. nov. However, the name "Bacillus flavothermus" Heinen et al. 1982 has not been validly published and Anoxybacillus flavithermus is a new species not a new combination. See also: LIST EDITOR, IJSEM: Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 6, of the IJSEM. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 267-268.
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3 Subsequently, this species has been divided into subspecies (see: below).

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Anoxybacillus flavithermus subsp. flavithermus (Pikuta et al. 2000) Dai et al. 2011, subsp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) d.y. = BCRC 17265 = DSM 2641 = LMG 18397 = NBRC 15317.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Z26932.
Etymology: L. adj. flavus, yellow; Gr. adj. thermos, warm; N.L. masc. adj. flavithermus, to indicate a yellow thermophilic organism.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 141. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
Effective publication: DAI (J.), LIU (Y.), LEI (Y.), GAO (Y.), HAN (F.), XIAO (Y.) and PENG (H.): A new subspecies of Anoxybacillus flavithermus ssp. yunnanensis ssp. nov. with very high ethanol tolerance. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 2011, 320, 72-78.
Validation List no. 141 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Notes:
1 The original authorship, Pikuta et al. 2000, was corrected according to the new Rule 40d.
Reference: GARRITY (G.M.), LABEDA (D.P.) and OREN (A.): Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. XIIth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 3, 4 and 6 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2775-2780.
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2 In the effective publication, the abbreviation subsp. is erroneously cited as ssp.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 141 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
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Anoxybacillus flavithermus subsp. yunnanensis Dai et al. 2011, subsp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E13 = CCTCC AB2010187 = KCTC 13759.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM016869.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. yunnanensis of or belonging to Yunnan site, southern China, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 141. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
Effective publication: DAI (J.), LIU (Y.), LEI (Y.), GAO (Y.), HAN (F.), XIAO (Y.) and PENG (H.): A new subspecies of Anoxybacillus flavithermus ssp. yunnanensis ssp. nov. with very high ethanol tolerance. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 2011, 320, 72-78.
Validation List no. 141 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: In the effective publication, the abbreviation subsp. is erroneously cited as ssp.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 141 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
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Anoxybacillus geothermalis Filippidou et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GSsed3=CCOS808=ATCC BAA2555.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ722458.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: Gr. n. ge, earth; -thermalis, of thermal properties or origin; N.L. masc. adj. geothermalis, from hot earth, from a geothermal site.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: FILIPPIDOU, S., JAUSSI, M., JUNIER, T., WUNDERLIN, T., JEANNERET, N., PALMIERI, F., PALMIERI, I., ROUSSEL-DELIF, L., VIETH-HILLEBRAND, A., VETTER, A., CHAIN, P. S., REGENSPURG, S. and JUNIER, P. 2016. Anoxybacillus geothermalis sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic, endospore-forming bacterium isolated from mineral deposits in a geothermal station Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2944-2951.
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Anoxybacillus gonensis Belduz et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) G2 = NCCB 100040 = NCIMB 13933.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY122325.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. gonensis, pertaining to Gonen, a hot spring in the province of Balikesir, Turkey, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: BELDUZ (A.O.), DULGER (S.) and DEMIRBAG (Z.): Anoxybacillus gonensis sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, xylose-utilizing, endospore-forming bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1315-1320.
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Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis Kevbrin et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JW/VK-KG4 = ATCC BAA-549 = DSM 14988.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF510985.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. kamchatkensis, pertaining to Kamchatka penninsula, Far East Russia.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 109. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 925-927.
Effective publication: KEVBRIN (V.V.), ZENGLER (K.), LYSENKO (A.M.) and WIEGEL (J.): Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic facultative aerobic bacterium with a broad pH optimum from the Geyser valley, Kamchatka. Extremophiles, 2005, 9, 391-398.
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Note: The specific epithet kamchatkensis is a "N.L. masc. adj.", not a "L. part. adj." as cited in the paper by Kevbrin et al. 2006.

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Anoxybacillus kaynarcensis Inan et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D1021 = DSM 21706 = LMG 25303.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU926955.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. kaynarcensis, of or pertaining to Kaynarca region where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 151. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1577-1580.
Effective publication: INAN (K.), BELDUZ (A.O.) and CANAKCI (S.): Anoxybacillus kaynarcensis sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, xylanase producing bacterium. J. Basic. Microbiol., 2012, 52, 1-10.
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Anoxybacillus kestanbolensis Dulger et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K4 = NCCB 100051 = NCIMB 13971.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY248711.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. kestanbolensis, pertaining to Kestanbol, Turkey, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: DULGER (S.), DEMIRBAG (Z.) and BELDUZ (A.O.): Anoxybacillus ayderensis sp. nov. and Anoxybacillus kestanbolensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1499-1503.
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Anoxybacillus mongoliensis Namsaraev et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T4 = DSM 19169 = VKM B-2407.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF654664.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. mongoliensis, of or belonging to Mongolia, the country of isolation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 140. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1499-1501.
Effective publication: NAMSARAEV (Z.B.), BABASANOVA (O.B.), DUNAEVSKY (Y.E.), AKIMOV (V.N.), BARKHUTOVA (D.D.), GORLENKO (V.M.) and NAMSARAEV (B.B.): Anoxybacillus mongoliensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic proteinase producing bacterium isolated from alkaline hot spring, central Mongolia. Microbiology (English translation of Mikrobiologiia), 2010, 79, 491-499.
Validation List no. 140 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: In the effective publication, the type strain VKM B-2407 is erroneously cited as VKM 2407.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 140 (footnote ||). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1499-1501.
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Anoxybacillus pushchinoensis corrig. Pikuta et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K1 = ATCC 700785= DSM 12423 = VKM B-2193.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ010478.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. pushchinoensis, pertaining to Pushchino, a research center near Moscow, Russia, where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: PIKUTA (E.), LYSENKO (A.), CHUVILSKAYA (N.), MENDROCK (U.), HIPPE (H.), SUZINA (N.), NIKITIN (D.), OSIPOV (G.) and LAURINAVICHIUS (K.): Anoxybacillus pushchinensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic alkaliphilic, moderately thermophilic bacterium from manure, and description of Anoxybacillus flavithermus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2109-2117.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet pushchinensis (sic), has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM.
Reference: LIST EDITOR, IJSEM: Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 6, of the IJSEM. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 267-268.
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Anoxybacillus pushchinoensis corrig. Pikuta et al. 2000 emend. Pikuta et al. 2003.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K1 = ATCC 700785= DSM 12423 = VKM B-2193.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ010478.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. pushchinoensis, pertaining to Pushchino, a research center near Moscow, Russia, where the organism was isolated.
Reference: PIKUTA (E.), CLELAND (D.) and TANG (J.): Aerobic growth of Anoxybacillus pushchinoensis K1T: emended descriptions of A. pushchinoensis and the genus Anoxybacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1561-1562.
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Anoxybacillus rupiensis Derekova et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: strain R270 = DSM 17127 = NBIMCC 8387.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ879076.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. rupiensis, pertaining to Rupi Bassin, referring to the place of isolation of the type strain.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 119. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1-2.
Effective publication: DEREKOVA (A.), SJØHOLM (C.), MANDEVA (R.) and KAMBOUROVA (M.): Anoxybacillus rupiensis sp. Nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium isolated from Rupi basin (Bulgaria). Extremophiles, 2007, 11, 577-583.
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Anoxybacillus salavatliensis Cihan et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A343 = DSM 22626 = NCIMB 14579.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU326496.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. salavatliensis, of or belonging to Salavatli, a locality in Aydin province of Turkey, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 138. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 475-476.
Effective publication: CIHAN (A.C.), OZCAN (B.) and COKMUS (C.): Anoxybacillus salavatliensis sp. nov., an α-glucosidase producing, thermophilic bacterium isolated from Salavatli, Turkey. J. Basic. Microbiol., 2010, 50, 1-11.
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Anoxybacillus tengchongensis Zhang et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T-11 = CCTCC AB209237 = KCTC 13721.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ438370.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. tengchongensis, pertaining to Tengchong, Yunnan province, south-west China, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ZHANG (C.M.), HUANG (X.W.), PAN (W.Z.), ZHANG (J.), WEI (K.B.), KLENK (H.P.), TANG (S.K.), LI (W.J.) and ZHANG (K.): Anoxybacillus tengchongensis sp. nov. and Anoxybacillus eryuanensis sp. nov., facultatively anaerobic, alkalitolerant bacteria from hot springs. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 118-122.
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Anoxybacillus tepidamans (Schäffer et al. 2004) Coorevits et al. 2012, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GS5-97 = R-35643 = ATCC BAA-942 = DSM 16325.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FN428691.
Basonym: ¤ Geobacillus tepidamans Schäffer et al. 2004.
Etymology: L. adj. tepidus, moderately warm, lukewarm; L. part. adj. amans, loving; N.L. part. adj. tepidamans, lowing warm (conditions).
Valid publication: COOREVITS (A.), DINSDALE (A.E.), HALKET (G.), LEBBE (L.), DE VOS (P.), VAN LANDSCHOOT (A.) and LOGAN (N.A.): Taxonomic revision of the genus Geobacillus: emendation of Geobacillus, G. stearothermophilus, G. jurassicus, G. toebii, G. thermodenitrificans and G. thermoglucosidans (nom. corrig., formerly 'thermoglucosidasius'); transfer of Bacillus thermantarcticus to the genus as G. thermantarcticus comb. nov.; proposal of Caldibacillus debilis gen. nov., comb. nov.; transfer of G. tepidamans to Anoxybacillus as A. tepidamans comb. nov.; and proposal of Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1470-1485.
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Anoxybacillus thermarum Poli et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AF/04 = ATCC-BAA 1156 = DSM 17141.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM402982.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. thermarum, of warm springs.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 141. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
Effective publication: POLI (A.), ROMANO (I.), CORDELLA (P.), ORLANDO (P.), NICOLAUS (B.) and CESCHI BERRINI (C.): Anoxybacillus thermarum sp. nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium isolated from thermal mud in Euganean hot springs, Abano Terme, Italy. Extremophiles, 2009, 13, 867-874.
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Note: In the effective publication the type strain ATCC-BAA 1156 is erroneously cited as ATCC BAA 1156 (i.e. without dash).

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Anoxybacillus vitaminiphilus Zhang et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 3nP4=CGMCC 1.8979=JCM 16594.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ474084.
Etymology: N.L. n. vitaminum, vitamin; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. vitaminiphilus, vitamin-loving, referring to the vitamin requirements.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Reference: ZHANG, X.-Q., ZHANG, Z.-L., WU, N., ZHU, X.-F. and WU, M. 2013. Anoxybacillus vitaminiphilus sp. nov., a strictly aerobic and moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 4064-4071.
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Anoxybacillus voinovskiensis Yumoto et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TH13 = JCM 12111 = NCIMB 13956.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB110008.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. voinovskiensis, from Voinovskie, referring to the Voinovskie Hot Springs, the place of isolation.
Valid publication: YUMOTO (I.), HIROTA (K.), KAWAHARA (T.), NODASAKA (Y.), OKUYAMA (H.), MATSUYAMA (H.), YOKOTA (Y.), NAKAJIMA (K.) and HOSHINO (T.): Anoxybacillus voinovskiensis sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium from a hot spring in Kamchatka. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1239-1242.
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