Species Bacillus alkalinitrilicus

Name: Bacillus alkalinitrilicus Sorokin et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li.ni.tri’li.cus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, soda (from arabic al qaliy) (indeclinable); N.L. masc. adj. nitrilicus, pertaining to nitriles; N.L. masc. adj. alkalinitrilicus, alkaliphile utilizing nitriles

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ANL-iso4; DSM 22532; NCCB 100120; UNIQEM U240

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF422411 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sorokin DY, van Pelt S, Tourova TP. Utilization of aliphatic nitriles under haloalkaline conditions by Bacillus alkalinitrilicus sp. nov. isolated from soda solonchak soil. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008; 288:235-240.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 125. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1-2.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Alkalihalobacterium alkalinitrilicum (Sorokin et al. 2009) Joshi et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Alkalihalobacillus alkalinitrilicus (Sorokin et al. 2009) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Alkalihalobacterium alkalinitrilicum (Sorokin et al. 2009) Joshi et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Bacillus alkalinitrilicus 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.
- 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, van Pelt S, Tourova TP. Utilization of aliphatic nitriles under haloalkaline conditions by Bacillus alkalinitrilicus sp. nov. isolated from soda solonchak soil. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008; 288:235-240.

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Species Bacillus alkalinitrilicus