Genus Margalitia
Name: Margalitia Gupta et al. 2020
Etymology: Mar.ga.li’ti.a N.L. fem. n. Margalitia, named after Prof. Joel Margalit (1933-2011, Ben-Gurion University, Israel), who discovered the insecticide action of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis, used for controlling mosquitoes and black flies, which serve as vectors for many diseases
Type species: Margalitia shackletonii (Logan et al. 2004) 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:
Logan NA, Lebbe L, Verhelst A, Goris J, Forsyth G, Rodriguez-Diaz M, Heyndrickx M, De Vos P. Bacillus shackletonii sp. nov., from volcanic soil on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich archipelago. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:373-376.
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Logan NA, Lebbe L, Verhelst A, Goris J, Forsyth G, Rodriguez-Diaz M, Heyndrickx M, De Vos P. Bacillus shackletonii sp. nov., from volcanic soil on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich archipelago. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:373-376.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Margalitia camelliae (Niu et al. 2018) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name Margalitia shackletonii (Logan et al. 2004) 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: 14517