Name: Alkalicoccus urumqiensis (Zhang et al. 2016) Gupta et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus urumqiensis Zhang et al. 2016

Etymology: u.rum.qi.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. urumqiensis, pertaining to Urumqi, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ka-li-KOK-kus u-rum-qi-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: BZ-SZ-XJ18; DSM 29145; JCM 30195

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KM066107 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus urumqiensis Zhang et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Alkalicoccus Zhao et al. 2017

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. 🇨🇦

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