Genus Peribacillus

Name: Peribacillus Patel and Gupta 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pe.ri.ba.cil’lus. Gr. prep. peri, about, around or nearby; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small staff or rod and Bacillus, a bacterial genus; N.L. masc. n. Peribacillus, a genus about or nearby Bacillus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Peribacill-), pe-ri-ba-KIL-lus

Type species: Peribacillus simplex (Priest et al. 1989 ex Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Patel and Gupta 2020

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Paraperibacillus" Ge et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Pradoshiaceae Li 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. 🇨🇳
- 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Priest FG, Goodfellow M, Todd C. A numerical classification of the genus Bacillus. J Gen Microbiol 1988; 134:1847-1882. 🇬🇧
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03767 (N = 5).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 19; LMG: 8; KCTC: 8; CCTCC: 5; ATCC: 5; CCUG: 4; CSUR: 3; NRRL: 3; CIP: 3; MCCC: 3.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 22
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 23
Total number of child taxa: 27

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Peribacillus acanthi (Ma et al. 2018) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus alkalitolerans (Liu et al. 2018) Gupta et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus aracenensis Gutierrez-Albanchez et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus asahii (Yumoto et al. 2004) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus butanolivorans (Kuisiene et al. 2008) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus castrilensis Rodríguez et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Peribacillus cavernae (Feng et al. 2016) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus deserti (Zhang et al. 2012) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus endoradicis (Zhang et al. 2012) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus faecalis Jiang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus folii Budsabun et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus frigoritolerans (Delaporte and Sasson 1967) Montecillo and Bae 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus glennii (Seuylemezian et al. 2020) Gupta et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus gossypii (Kämpfer et al. 2015) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus huizhouensis (Li et al. 2014) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus kribbensis (Lim et al. 2007) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus loiseleuriae (Liu et al. 2016) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Peribacillus massiliglaciei" Patel and Gupta 2020	not validly published	preferred name
"Peribacillus massiliigorillae" (Keita et al. 2023) Dhulappa et al. 2023	not validly published	synonym
Peribacillus muralis (Heyrman et al. 2005) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus phoenicis Schultz et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus psychrosaccharolyticus (Priest et al. 1989 ex Larkin and Stokes 1967) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Peribacillus saganii (Seuylemezian et al. 2020) Gupta et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Peribacillus sedimenti" Ge et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
Peribacillus simplex (Priest et al. 1989 ex Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Patel and Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Peribacillus suis" Peng et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
Peribacillus tepidiphilus (Narsing Rao et al. 2021) Narsing Rao et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438. 🇨🇦

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