Name: Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990
Etymology: Am.phi.ba.cil’lus. Gr. prep. amphi, both sides or double; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Amphibacillus, rod capable of both aerobic and anaerobic growth
Gender: masculine (stem: Amphibacill-)
Type species: Amphibacillus xylanus Niimura et al. 1990
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Niimura Y, Koh E, Yanagida F, Suzuki KI, Komagata K, Kozaki M. Amphibacillus xylanus gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic sporeforming xylan-digesting bacterium which lacks cytochrome, quinone, and catalase. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:297-301.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 8
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 10
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Amphibacillus cookii Pugin et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Amphibacillus fermentum Zhilina et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
"Amphibacillus haojiensis" Zhao et al. 2004 | not validly published | |
Amphibacillus iburiensis Hirota et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Amphibacillus indicireducens Hirota et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Amphibacillus jilinensis Wu et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Amphibacillus marinus Ren et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Amphibacillus sediminis An et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Amphibacillus tropicus Zhilina et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Amphibacillus xylanus Niimura et al. 1990 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hirota K, Aino K, Nodasaka Y, Morita N, Yumoto I. Amphibacillus indicireducens sp. nov., an alkaliphile that reduces an indigo dye. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:464-469.
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Record number: 516968