Genus Ureibacillus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
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).
Ureibacillus Fortina et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ureibacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1996) Fortina et al. 2001.
Etymology: N.L. n. urea, urea; L. dim. n. bacillus, a rod, and also the name of a genus of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria (Bacillus); N.L. masc. n. Ureibacillus, a ureolytic aerobic bacillus.
Valid publication: FORTINA (M.G.), PUKALL (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), MORA (D.), PARINI (C.), MANACHINI (P.L.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Ureibacillus gen. nov., a new genus to accomodate Bacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1995), emendation of Ureibacillus thermosphaericus and description of Ureibacillus terrenus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 447-455.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ureibacillus composti Weon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HC145 = DSM 17951 = KACC 11361.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ348071.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. composti, of compost.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), LEE (S.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), NOH (H.J.), SCHUMANN (P.), KIM (J.S.) and KWON (S.W.): Ureibacillus composti sp. nov. and Ureibacillus thermophilus sp. nov., isolated from livestock-manure composts. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2908-2911.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ureibacillus defluvii Zhou et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DX-1=CGMCC 1.12358=KCTC 33127.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX274433.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: L. gen. n. defluvii, of sewage.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: ZHOU, S., TANG, J., QIN, D., LU, Q. and YANG, G. 2014. Ureibacillus defluvii sp. nov., isolated from a thermophilic microbial fuel cell. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1617-1621.
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Ureibacillus suwonensis Kim et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 6T19 = DSM 16752 = KACC 11287.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY850379.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. suwonensis, referring to Suwon Region in Korea, where the bacteria were first found.
Valid publication: KIM (B.Y.), LEE (S.Y.), WEON (H.Y.), KWON (S.W.), GO (S.J.), PARK (Y.K.), SCHUMANN (P.) and FRITZE (D.): Ureibacillus suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from cotton waste composts. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 663-666.
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Ureibacillus terrenus Fortina et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TH9A = CIP 107065 = DSM 12654 = LMG 19470.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ276403.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. terrenus, from earth, referring to the habitat of the organism.
Valid publication: FORTINA (M.G.), PUKALL (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), MORA (D.), PARINI (C.), MANACHINI (P.L.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Ureibacillus gen. nov., a new genus to accomodate Bacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1995), emendation of Ureibacillus thermosphaericus and description of Ureibacillus terrenus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 447-455.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ureibacillus thermophilus Weon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HC148 = DSM 17952 = KACC 11362.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ348072.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, heat-loving.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), LEE (S.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), NOH (H.J.), SCHUMANN (P.), KIM (J.S.) and KWON (S.W.): Ureibacillus composti sp. nov. and Ureibacillus thermophilus sp. nov., isolated from livestock-manure composts. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2908-2911.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ureibacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1996) Fortina et al. 2001, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P-11 = CIP 104857 = DSM 10633 = HAMBI 1900 = LMG 17959.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB101594.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus thermosphaericus Andersson et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, heat; L. adj. sphaericus, spherical; N.L. n. thermosphaericus, the hot sphere.
Valid publication: FORTINA (M.G.), PUKALL (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), MORA (D.), PARINI (C.), MANACHINI (P.L.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Ureibacillus gen. nov., a new genus to accomodate Bacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1995), emendation of Ureibacillus thermosphaericus and description of Ureibacillus terrenus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 447-455.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Fortina et al. the basonym is erroneously cited as Bacillus thermosphaericus Andersson et al. 1995 (sic).