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Species Alkalihalobacillus berkeleyi
Name: Alkalihalobacillus berkeleyi (Nedashkovskaya et al. 2012) Patel and Gupta 2020
Basonym: Bacillus berkeleyi Nedashkovskaya et al. 2012
Etymology: ber’ke.ley.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. berkeleyi, is named after Roger C. W. Berkeley (1937-2010), who is the famous English microbiologist who greatly contributed to the Bacillus taxonomy
Type strain: KCTC 12718; KMM 6244; LMG 26357
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JN187498
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. 
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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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pseudalkalibacillus berkeleyi (Nedashkovskaya et al. 2012) Joshi et al. 2022
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudalkalibacillus berkeleyi (Nedashkovskaya et al. 2012) Joshi et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Bacillus berkeleyi Nedashkovskaya et al. 2012 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Alkalihalobacillus berkeleyi 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 Alkalihalobacillus.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: Alkalihalobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020
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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Record number: 7401
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