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Species Alkalihalobacillus lonarensis
Name: Alkalihalobacillus lonarensis (Reddy et al. 2015) Patel and Gupta 2020
Basonym: Bacillus lonarensis Reddy et al. 2015
Etymology: lo.na.ren’sis. N.L. masc. adj. lonarensis, of or belonging to Lonar lake, India, from where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … lo-na-REN-sis, masculine
Type strain: 25 nlg; CGMCC 1.12817; KCTC 33413; LMG 27974
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HG934297
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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: Shouchella lonarensis (Reddy et al. 2015) Joshi et al. 2022
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Shouchella lonarensis (Reddy et al. 2015) Joshi et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Bacillus lonarensis Reddy et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Alkalihalobacillus lonarensis 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: 7414
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