Name: Anoxybacillus amylolyticus Poli et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.my.lo.ly’ti.cus. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. amylolyticus, starch-dissolving

Pronunciation, gender: a-my-lo-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-872; CIP 108338; DSM 15939; MR3C

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ618979 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Poli A, Esposito E, Lama L, Orlando P, Nicolaus G, de Appolonia F, Gambacorta A, Nicolaus B. Anoxybacillus amylolyticus sp. nov., a thermophilic amylase producing bacterium isolated from Mount Rittmann (Antarctica). Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:300-307.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Anoxybacteroides amylolyticum corrig. (Poli et al. 2006) Patel et al. 2024

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Anoxybacteroides amylolyticum corrig. (Poli et al. 2006) Patel et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Anoxybacteroides amylolyticus (Poli et al. 2006) Patel et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Anoxybacillus amylolyticus 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 Anoxybacillus.
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Anoxybacillus Pikuta et al. 2000

Assigned by: Poli A, Esposito E, Lama L, Orlando P, Nicolaus G, de Appolonia F, Gambacorta A, Nicolaus B. Anoxybacillus amylolyticus sp. nov., a thermophilic amylase producing bacterium isolated from Mount Rittmann (Antarctica). Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:300-307.

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