Genus Ectobacillus
Name: Ectobacillus Gupta et al. 2020
Etymology: Ec.to.ba.cil’lus Gr. prep. ecto, outside; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small staff or rod and Bacillus, a bacterial genus; N.L. masc. n. Ectobacillus, outside of Bacillus
Type species: Ectobacillus panaciterrae (Ten et al. 2006) Gupta et al. 2020
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Ten LN, Baek SH, Im WT, Liu QM, Aslam Z, Lee ST. Bacillus panaciterrae sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2861-2866.
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Ten LN, Baek SH, Im WT, Liu QM, Aslam Z, Lee ST. Bacillus panaciterrae sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2861-2866.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Ectobacillus antri (Rao et al. 2019) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name Ectobacillus funiculus (Ajithkumar et al. 2002) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name Ectobacillus panaciterrae (Ten et al. 2006) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name Ectobacillus polymachus (Nguyen and Kim 2015) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name
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Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798.
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Record number: 14506