Species Bacillus alkalicellulosilyticus

Name: Bacillus alkalicellulosilyticus Liu et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li.cel.lu.lo.si.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); from Arabic masc. n. al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort; N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. alkalicellulosilyticus, alkaline cellulose dissolving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2016196; DSM 104630; FJAT 44921

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY640613 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu GH, Narsing Rao MP, Wang XY, Chu TW, Liu B, Li WJ. Bacillus alkalicellulosilyticus sp. nov., isolated from extremely alkaline bauxite residue (red mud) site. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:719-723.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 203. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5167.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Alkalihalobacterium alkalicellulosilyticum corrig. (Liu et al. 2022) Li et al. 2024

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Alkalihalobacterium alkalicellulosilyticus (Liu et al. 2022) Li et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Alkalihalobacterium alkalicellulosilyticum corrig. (Liu et al. 2022) Li et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus alkalicellulosilyticus 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 Bacillus.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Liu GH, Narsing Rao MP, Wang XY, Chu TW, Liu B, Li WJ. Bacillus alkalicellulosilyticus sp. nov., isolated from extremely alkaline bauxite residue (red mud) site. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:719-723.

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Record number: 26594

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Species Bacillus alkalicellulosilyticus