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Genus Parageobacillus
Name: Parageobacillus Aliyu et al. 2019
Etymology: Pa.ra.ge.o.ba.cil’lus. Gr. prep. para, beside or alongside of; Gr. fem. n. gê, the Earth; L. masc. n. bacillus, small rod; N.L. masc. n. Parageobacillus, a genus nearest to Geobacillus
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Parageobacill-), pa-ra-ge-o-ba-KIL-lus
Type species: Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius (Suzuki 1984) Aliyu et al. 2019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Aliyu H, Lebre P, Blom J, Cowan D, De Maayer P. Corrigendum to "Phylogenomic re-assessment of the thermophilic genus Geobacillus" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 39 (2016) 527-533]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:529-530. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 185. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:5-9.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Parageobacillus" Aliyu et al. 2016 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Anoxybacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
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🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Anoxybacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539. 🇨🇳
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🧕 Patel et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Anoxybacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Patel I, Bello S, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular marker based studies to clarify the evolutionary relationships amongst Anoxybacillus species and demarcation of the family Anoxybacillaceae and some of its constituent genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6528. 🇨🇦
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Parageobacillus" Aliyu et al. 2016.
Publication:
Aliyu H, Lebre P, Blom J, Cowan D, De Maayer P. Phylogenomic re-assessment of the thermophilic genus Geobacillus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:527-533. 🇿🇦
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Suzuki Y, Kishigami T, Inoue K, Mizoguchi Y, Eto N, Takagi M, Abe S. Bacillus thermoglucosidasius sp. nov., a New Species of Obligately Thermophilic Bacilli. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:487-495.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Geobacillus Nazina et al. 2001.
Publication:
Nazina TN, Tourova TP, Poltaraus AB, Novikova EV, Grigoryan AA, Ivanova AE, Lysenko AM, Petrunyaka VV, Osipov GA, Belyaev SS, et al. Taxonomic study of aerobic thermophilic bacilli: descriptions of Geobacillus subterraneus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Geobacillus uzenensis sp. nov. from petroleum reservoirs and transfer of Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus thermocatenulatus, Bacillus thermoleovorans, Bacillus kaustophilus, Bacillus thermodenitrificans to Geobacillus as the new combinations G. stearothermophilus, G. th. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:433-446. 🇷🇺
- 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Najar et al. (2020). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01282 (N = 7).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 5; LMG: 3; NBRC: 3; ATCC: 3; KCTC: 2; BGSC: 2; CIP: 1; NRRL: 1; CCUG: 1; NCIMB: 1.
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🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Anoxybacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 6
Total number of child taxa: 6
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Parageobacillus caldoxylosilyticus (Ahmad et al. 2000) Aliyu et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP correct name Parageobacillus galactosidasius (Poli et al. 2012) Najar et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name Parageobacillus thermantarcticus (Nicolaus et al. 2002) Aliyu et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP correct name Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius (Suzuki 1984) Aliyu et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP correct name Parageobacillus toebii (Sung et al. 2002) Aliyu et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP correct name Parageobacillus yumthangensis (Najar et al. 2018) Najar et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Aliyu H, Lebre P, Blom J, Cowan D, De Maayer P. Corrigendum to "Phylogenomic re-assessment of the thermophilic genus Geobacillus" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 39 (2016) 527-533]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:529-530. 🇿🇦
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