Name: Gorillibacterium Keita et al. 2017
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Go.ril.li.bac.te’ri.um. N.L. fem. n. Gorilla, the genus name of the great ape; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Gorillibacterium, a rod-shaped bacterium isolated from a gorilla
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Gorillibacteri-), go-ril-li-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: Gorillibacterium massiliense Keita et al. 2017
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Keita MB, Padhmanabhan R, Caputo A, Robert C, Delaporte E, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Bittar F. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Gorillibacterium massiliense gen. nov, sp. nov., a new member of the family Paenibacillaceae. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:807-820. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 174. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:529-531.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Gorillibacterium massiliense Keita et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Gorillibacterium terrae Liu et al. 2026 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Gorillibacterium timonense" Ndongo et al. 2018 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: Paenibacillaceae De Vos et al. 2010
Assigned by:
Keita MB, Padhmanabhan R, Caputo A, Robert C, Delaporte E, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Bittar F. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Gorillibacterium massiliense gen. nov, sp. nov., a new member of the family Paenibacillaceae. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:807-820. 🇫🇷
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