Name: Aliibacillus thermotolerans Xu et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.to’le.rans. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. thermotolerans, tolerating heat

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BM62; CGMCC 1.15790; DSM 101851

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT999394 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Xu J, Xu XH, Men MQ, Meng QX, Xu BS. Aliibacillus thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.: a thermophilic and heterotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacterium from compost. Arch Microbiol 2018; 200:1357-1363.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 186. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:597-599.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aliibacillus Xu et al. 2019. Publication: Xu J, Xu XH, Men MQ, Meng QX, Xu BS. Aliibacillus thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.: a thermophilic and heterotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacterium from compost. Arch Microbiol 2018; 200:1357-1363.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Aliibacillus Xu et al. 2019

Assigned by: Xu J, Xu XH, Men MQ, Meng QX, Xu BS. Aliibacillus thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.: a thermophilic and heterotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacterium from compost. Arch Microbiol 2018; 200:1357-1363.

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