Species Aeribacillus kexueae

Name: Aeribacillus kexueae (Sun et al. 2018) Li et al. 2024

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus kexueae Sun et al. 2018

Etymology: ke.xue’ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. kexueae, named after the research vessel ‘KEXUE’described in the study of Sun et al. [37]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-e-ri-ba-KIL-lus ke-XU͡E-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2017020; KCTC 33881; Ma50-5

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF582327 Analyse FASTA

Valid 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. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6619.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Bacillus kexueae Sun et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus kexueae Sun et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Aeribacillus kexueae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Aeribacillus.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-12-16.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Aeribacillus Miñana-Galbis et al. 2010

Assigned by: 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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Record number: 55449