Genus Solibacillus
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: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Solibacillus Krishnamurthi et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Solibacillus silvestris (Rheims et al. 1999) Krishnamurthi et al. 2009.
Etymology: L. n. solum, soil; L. masc. n. bacillus, a rod, and also a bacterial genus (Bacillus); N.L. masc. n. Solibacillus, a Bacillus-like organism isolated from soil.
Valid publication: KRISHNAMURTHI (S.), CHAKRABARTI (T.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Re-examination of the taxonomic position of Bacillus silvestris Rheims et al. 1999 and proposal to transfer it to Solibacillus gen. nov. as Solibacillus silvestris comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1054-1058.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The gender of the generic name is not provided by Krishnamurthi et al. 2009. According to Rule 65 (2), the genus Solibacillus must be in the masculine gender.
→ Solibacillus Krishnamurthi et al. 2009 emend. Mual et al. 2016.
Reference: MUAL, P., SINGH, N. K., VERMA, A., SCHUMANN, P., KRISHNAMURTHI, S., DASTAGER, S. and MAYILRAJ, S. 2016. Reclassification of Bacillus isronensis Shivaji et al. 2009 as Solibacillus isronensis comb. nov. and emended description of genus Solibacillus Krishnamurthi et al. 2009. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2113-2120.
Original article.
Solibacillus isronensis Mual et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B3W22=MTCC 7902=DSM 21046=JCM 13838.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF114311.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus isronensis Shivaji et al. 2009.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. isronensis, arbitrary name pertaining to ISRO, the acronym of the Indian Space Research Organization, which largely funded the studies in which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: MUAL, P., SINGH, N. K., VERMA, A., SCHUMANN, P., KRISHNAMURTHI, S., DASTAGER, S. and MAYILRAJ, S. 2016. Reclassification of Bacillus isronensis Shivaji et al. 2009 as Solibacillus isronensis comb. nov. and emended description of genus Solibacillus Krishnamurthi et al. 2009. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2113-2120.
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Solibacillus kalamii Checinska et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ISSFR-015=NRRL B-65388=DSM 101595.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT763359.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. kalamii, referring to Abdul Kalam, a well-known scientist who advanced space research in India.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: CHECINSKA SIELAFF, A., KUMAR, R. M., PAL, D., MAYILRAJ, S. and VENKATESWARAN, K. 2017. Solibacillus kalamii sp. nov., isolated from a high-efficiency particulate arrestance filter system used in the International Space Station. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 896-901.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Solibacillus silvestris (Rheims et al. 1999) Krishnamurthi et al. 2009, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HR3-23 = ATCC BAA-269 = CIP 106059 = DSM 12223 = LMG 18991.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ006086.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus silvestris Rheims et al. 1999.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. silvestris, of or belonging to a wood or forest, isolated from a forest.
Valid publication: KRISHNAMURTHI (S.), CHAKRABARTI (T.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Re-examination of the taxonomic position of Bacillus silvestris Rheims et al. 1999 and proposal to transfer it to Solibacillus gen. nov. as Solibacillus silvestris comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1054-1058.
Original article in IJSEM Online