Name: "Chryseobacillus" Candia-Herrera et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Chry.se.o.ba.cil’lus. Gr. masc. adj. chryseos, golden, in reference to strain color; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small staff, a wand, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Chryseobacillus, a golden bacillus
Gender: masculine (stem: Chryseobacill-)
Type species: "Chryseobacillus diguaensis" Candia-Herrera et al. 2026
Original publication:
Candia-Herrera D, Guerra M, Carrasco-Fernández J, Campos-Quiroz C, Garcia-Gomez M, Igual JM, Carro L, Castro JF. Whole genome-based reclassification of the genus Metabacillus: Proposal for five novel genera, Chryseobacillus gen. Nov., Cohnibacillus gen. Nov., Salimetabacillus gen. Nov., Pantoeobacillus gen. Nov., and Lutimetabacillus gen. Nov. and the description of one novel bacterial species, Chryseobacillus diguaensis sp. nov. isolated from soil in the Digua reservoir. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 2026; 0:126734. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Chryseobacillus diguaensis" Candia-Herrera et al. 2026 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Chryseobacillus kandeliae" (Cai et al. 2022) Candia-Herrera et al. 2026 | not validly published | synonym |
Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Candia-Herrera D, Guerra M, Carrasco-Fernández J, Campos-Quiroz C, Garcia-Gomez M, Igual JM, Carro L, Castro JF. Whole genome-based reclassification of the genus Metabacillus: Proposal for five novel genera, Chryseobacillus gen. Nov., Cohnibacillus gen. Nov., Salimetabacillus gen. Nov., Pantoeobacillus gen. Nov., and Lutimetabacillus gen. Nov. and the description of one novel bacterial species, Chryseobacillus diguaensis sp. nov. isolated from soil in the Digua reservoir. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 2026; 0:126734. 🇨🇱
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