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Genus Allobacillus
Name: Allobacillus Sheu et al. 2011
Etymology: Al.lo.ba.cil’lus. Gr. masc. pron. allos, another; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small staff or rod; N.L. masc. n. Allobacillus, another bacillus or rod
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Allobacill-), al-lo-ba-KIL-lus
Type species: Allobacillus halotolerans Sheu et al. 2011
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Sheu SY, Arun AB, Jiang SR, Young CC, Chen WM. Allobacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from shrimp paste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1023-1027. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1765-1766.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Amphibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Ascobacillus".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 3; TISTR: 2; KCTC: 2; BCRC: 1.
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🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Amphibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Allobacillus halotolerans Sheu et al. 2011 validly published under the ICNP correct name Allobacillus salarius Yiamsombut et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name Allobacillus saliphilus Yiamsombut et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Sheu SY, Arun AB, Jiang SR, Young CC, Chen WM. Allobacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from shrimp paste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1023-1027.
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Record number: 518082
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