Genus Polygonibacillus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Polygonibacillus Hirota et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Polygonibacillus indicireducens Hirota et al. 2016.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. Polygonum, a plant genus; L. dim. n. bacillus, small rod; N.L. masc. n. Polygonibacillus, a rod from Polygonum.
Valid publication: HIROTA, K., OKAMOTO, T., MATSUYAMA, H. and YUMOTO, I. 2016. Polygonibacillus indicireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., an indigo-reducing and obligate alkaliphile isolated from indigo fermentation liquor for dyeing. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4650-4656.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Polygonibacillus indicireducens Hirota et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) In2-9=JCM 30831=NCIMB 14982.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC054224.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: .L.n.indicum indigo; L. part. adj. reducens, bringing or leading back, used to mean 'reducing'; N.L. part. adj. indiciredeucens, indigoreducing.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: HIROTA, K., OKAMOTO, T., MATSUYAMA, H. and YUMOTO, I. 2016. Polygonibacillus indicireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., an indigo-reducing and obligate alkaliphile isolated from indigo fermentation liquor for dyeing. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4650-4656.
Original article in IJSEM Online