Genus Brevibacillus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 23
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).
Brevibacillus Shida et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Brevibacillus brevis (Migula 1900) Shida et al. 1996.
Etymology: L. adj. brevis, short; L. dim. n. bacillus, small rod; N.L. masc. n. Brevibacillus, short, small rod.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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Brevibacillus agri (Nakamura 1993) Shida et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51663= CCUG 31345 = CIP 104002 = DSM 6348 = IFO (now NBRC) 15538 = JCM 9067 = LMG 15103 = NRRL NRS-1219.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB112716.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus agri (ex Laubach and Rice 1916) Nakamura 1993.
Heterotypic synonym: ¤ Bacillus galactophilus Takagi et al. 1993.
Other synonym: "Bacillus agri" Laubach and Rice 1916.
Etymology: L. gen. n. agri, of a field.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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Brevibacillus aydinogluensis Inan et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PDF25 = DSM 24395 = LMG 26289.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ419073.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. aydinogluensis, of or belonging to Aydinoglu, ancient name of Selçuk and the surrounding area.
Valid publication: INAN (K.), CANAKCI (S.), BELDUZ (A.O.) and SAHIN (F.): Brevibacillus aydinogluensis sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from Karakoc hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 849-855.
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Brevibacillus borstelensis (Shida et al. 1995) Shida et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51668= CIP 104545 = DSM 6347 = IFO (now NBRC) 15714 = JCM 9022 = LMG 16009 = NRRL NRS-818.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB112721.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus borstelensis (ex Porter) Shida et al. 1995.
Other synonym: "Bacillus borstelensis" Porter.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. borstelensis, pertaining to Borstel, Germany, where it was isolated.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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Brevibacillus brevis (Migula 1900) Shida et al. 1996, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 8246= CCM 2050 = BCRC (formerly CCRC) 14682 = CCUG 7413 = CIP 52.86 = DSM 30 = HAMBI 1883 = IFO (now NBRC) 15304 = JCM 2503 = LMG 7123 = NCCB 48009 = NCIMB 9372 = NCTC 2611 = NRRL B-14602 = NRRL NRS-604 = VKM B-503.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB271756.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus brevis Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. brevis, short.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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Brevibacillus centrosporus (Nakamura 1993) Shida et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51661= CCUG 31347 = CIP 104003 = DSM 8445 = IFO (now NBRC) 15540 = JCM 9071 = LMG 15106 = NRRL NRS-664.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D78458.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus centrosporus (ex Ford 1916) Nakamura 1993.
Other synonym: "Bacillus centrosporus" Ford 1916.
Etymology: L. n. centrum, the center; N.L. n. spora (from Gr. n. spora), a seed and in biology a spore; N.L. masc. adj. centrosporus, with a central spore.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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Brevibacillus choshinensis (Takagi et al. 1993) Shida et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HPD52 = ATCC 51359= CIP 103838 = DSM 8552 = IFO (now NBRC) 15518 = JCM 8505 = LMG 15968 = NCIMB 13345 = NRRL B-23247.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB112713.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus choshinensis Takagi et al. 1993.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. choshinensis, pertaining to Choshi, Japan, where it was isolated.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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Brevibacillus fluminis Choi et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CJ71 = JCM 15716 = KACC 13381.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU375457.
Etymology: L. gen. n. fluminis, of a river.
Valid publication: CHOI (M.J.), BAE (J.Y.), KIM (K.Y.), KANG (H.) and CHA (C.J.): Brevibacillus fluminis sp. nov., isolated from sediment of estuarine wetland. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1595-1599.
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Brevibacillus formosus (Shida et al. 1995) Shida et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F12 = ATCC 51669= CIP 104544 = DSM 9885 = IFO (now NBRC) 15716 = JCM 9169 = LMG 16010 = NRRL NRS-863.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB112712.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus formosus (ex Porter) Shida et al. 1995.
Other synonym: "Bacillus formosus" Porter.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. formosus, beautiful.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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Brevibacillus fulvus Hatayama et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K2814=JCM 18162=ATCC BAA-2417=DSM 25523.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB688095.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. fulvus, tawny, and by extension brown, reflecting the colour of colonies.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: HATAYAMA, K., SHOUN, H., UEDA, Y. and NAKAMURA, A. 2014. Brevibacillus fulvus sp. nov., isolated from a compost pile. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 506-512.
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Brevibacillus gelatini Inan et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PDF4=NCCB 100559=DSM 100115.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP899808.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. neut. gen. n. gelatini, from gelatin.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: INAN, K., OZER, A., GULER, H. I., BELDUZ, A. O. and CANAKCI, S. 2016. Brevibacillus gelatini sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 712-718.
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Brevibacillus ginsengisoli Baek et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Gsoil 3088 = KCTC 13938 = LMG 23403.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB245376.
Etymology: N.L. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. ginsengisoli, of the soil of a ginseng field, the source of the organism.
Valid publication: BAEK (S.H.), IM (W.T.), OH (H.W.), LEE (J.S.), OH (H.M.) and LEE (S.T.): Brevibacillus ginsengisoli sp. nov., a denitrifying bacterium isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2665-2669.
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Brevibacillus halotolerans Song et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LAM0312=ACCC 06527=JCM 30849.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ627768.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals, halos, salt; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. halotolerans, salt-tolerating, referring to the organism’s ability to tolerate high salt concentrations.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: SONG, J., WANG, Y., SONG, Y., ZHAO, B., WANG, H., ZHOU, S., KONG, D., GUO, X., LI, Y., HE, M., MA, K., RUAN, Z. and YAN, Y. 2017. Brevibacillus halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from saline soil of a paddy field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 772-777.
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Brevibacillus invocatus Logan et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B2156 = CIP 106911 = JCM 12215 = LMG 18962 = NCIMB 13772.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF378232.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. invocatus, uninvited, referring to the isolation of strains of this organism as contaminants of an industrial fermentation.
Valid publication: LOGAN (N.A.), FORSYTH (G.), LEBBE (L.), GORIS (J.), HEYNDRICKX (M.), BALCAEN (A.), VERHELST (A.), FALSEN (E.), LJUNGH (Å.), HANSSON (H.B.) and DE VOS (P.): Polyphasic identification of Bacillus and Brevibacillus strains from clinical, dairy and industrial specimens and proposal of Brevibacillus invocatus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 953-966.
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Note: The specific epithet is a Latin adjective, not a Neo-Latin adjective as cited by Logan et al. 2002.
Brevibacillus laterosporus (Laubach 1916) Shida et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 4517= ATCC 64= ATCC 8248= CCM 2116 = BCRC (formerly CCRC) 10607 = CCUG 7421 = CFBP 4222 = CIP 52.83 = DSM 25 = HAMBI 1882 = IAM 12465 = IFO (now NBRC) 15654 = JCM 2496 = LMG 6931 = LMG 16000 = NCCB 75013 = NCCB 48016 = NCIMB 8213 = NCIMB 9367 (formerly NCDO 1763) = NCTC 6357 = NRRL NRS-314 = NRRL NRS-340 = VKM B-499.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D16271.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus laterosporus Laubach 1916 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. latus lateris, the side; N.L. n. spora (from Gr. n. spora), a seed and in biology a spore; N.L. masc. adj. laterosporus, with lateral spores.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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Brevibacillus levickii Allan et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Logan B-1657 = CIP 108307 = LMG 22481.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ715378.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. levickii, of Levick, named after G. Murray Levick, surgeon and biological scientist of Captain R. F. Scott's Northern Party, the first scientific expedition to visit the vicinity of Mt Melbourne in 1912.
Valid publication: ALLAN (R.N.), LEBBE (L.), HEYRMAN (J.), DE VOS (P.), BUCHANAN (C.J.) and LOGAN (A.): Brevibacillus levickii sp. nov. and Aneurinibacillus terranovensis sp. nov., two novel thermoacidophiles isolated from geothermal soils of northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1039-1050.
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Note: The specific epithet, levickii, is a neo-Latin noun, not a neo-Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Allan et al. 2005.
Brevibacillus limnophilus Goto et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 6472 = NRRL NRS-887.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB112717.
Etymology: Gr. n. limnos, lake; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. limnophilus, lake-loving.
Valid publication: GOTO (K.), FUJITA (R.), KATO (Y.), ASAHARA (M.) and YOKOTA (A.): Reclassification of Brevibacillus brevis strains NCIMB 13288 and DSM 6472 (= NRRL NRS-887) as Aneurinibacillus danicus sp. nov. and Brevibacillus limnophilus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 419-427.
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Brevibacillus massiliensis Hugon et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) phR=CSUR P177=DSM 25447 .
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN837488.
Etymology: L. gen. masc. n. massiliensis, pertaining to Massilia, the ancient Roman name for Marseille, France, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Clinical.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 3131-3134.
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Effective publication: HUGON, P., MISHRA, A. K., NGUYEN, T.-T., RAOULT, D. and FOURNIER, P.-E. 2013. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Brevibacillus massiliensis sp. nov. Stand. Genomic Sci., 8, 1-14.
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Brevibacillus nitrificans Takebe et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DA2 = JCM 15774 = NCIMB 14531.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB507254.
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. nitrificans, nitrifying, owing to the fact that the isolate possesses nitrification activity.
Valid publication: TAKEBE (F.), HIROTA (K.), NODASAKA (Y.) and YUMOTO (I.): Brevibacillus nitrificans sp. nov., a nitrifying bacterium isolated from a microbiological agent for enhancing microbial digestion in sewage treatment tanks. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2121-2126.
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Brevibacillus panacihumi Kim et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DCY35 = JCM 15085 = KCTC 13206.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU383033.
Etymology: N.L. n. Panax -acis, scientific name of ginseng; L. n. humus, soil; N.L. gen. n. panacihumi, of soil of a ginseng field.
Valid publication: KIM (M.K.), SATHIYARAJ (S.), PULLA (R.K.) and YANG (D.C.): Brevibacillus panacihumi sp. nov., a β-glucosidase-producing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1227-1231.
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Brevibacillus parabrevis (Takagi et al. 1993) Shida et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 10027= CIP 103840 = DSM 8376 = IFO (now NBRC) 12334 = JCM 8506 = LMG 15971 = NCIMB 13346 = NRRL NRS-605 = NRRL NRS-815.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB112714.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus parabrevis Takagi et al. 1993.
Etymology: Gr. prep. para, alongside of, like; L. adj. brevis, short, and also a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. masc. adj. parabrevis, brevis-like, referring to Bacillus (now Brevibacillus) brevis.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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Brevibacillus reuszeri (Shida et al. 1995) Shida et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) H.W. Reuszer Army strain 39 = ATCC 51665= CIP 104543 = DSM 9887 = IFO (now NBRC) 15719 = JCM 9170 = LMG 16012 = NRRL NRS-1206.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB112715.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus reuszeri Shida et al. 1995.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. reuszeri, of Reuszer, referring to H.W. Reuszer who isolated the organism.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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Brevibacillus sediminis Xian et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 78300=DSM 29928=CPCC 100738.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP985221.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. gen. n. sediminis, of sediment.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: XIAN, W. D., YIN, Y. R., LIU, L., YUAN, C. G., HUSSAIN, F., KHAN, I., HABIB, N., ZHOU, E. M. and LI, W. J. 2016. Brevibacillus sediminis sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 548-553.
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Brevibacillus thermoruber (Manachini et al. 1985) Shida et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BT2 = MIM 30.8.38 = CIP 105255 = CIP 105298 = DSM 7064 = HAMBI 2105 = LMG 16910.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Z26921.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus thermoruber (ex Guicciardi et al. 1968) Manachini et al. 1985.
Other synonym: "Bacillus thermoruber" Guicciardi et al. 1968.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; L. adj. ruber, red; N.L. masc. adj. thermoruber, heat-loving and red-pigment producing.
Valid publication: SHIDA (O.), TAKAGI (H.), KADOWAKI (K.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 939-946.
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