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Species Alicyclobacillus cellulosilyticus
Name: Alicyclobacillus cellulosilyticus Kusube et al. 2014
Etymology: cel.lu.lo.si.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, lysing; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. cellulosilyticus, cellulose-dissolving
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kel-lu-lo-si-LY-ti-kus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 107339; JCM 18487; KCTC 33007; Sueoka
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB622813
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kusube M, Sugihara A, Moriwaki Y, Ueoka T, Shimane Y, Minegishi H. Alicyclobacillus cellulosilyticus sp. nov., a thermophilic, cellulolytic bacterium isolated from steamed Japanese cedar chips from a lumbermill. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2257-2263. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3333-3334.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Paenalicyclobacillus cellulosilyticus" (Kusube et al. 2014) Sinninghe Damsté et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Alicyclobacillus Wisotzkey et al. 1992
Assigned by:
Kusube M, Sugihara A, Moriwaki Y, Ueoka T, Shimane Y, Minegishi H. Alicyclobacillus cellulosilyticus sp. nov., a thermophilic, cellulolytic bacterium isolated from steamed Japanese cedar chips from a lumbermill. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2257-2263. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 791953
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