Species Bacillus aryabhattai

Name: Bacillus aryabhattai Shivaji et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ry.a.bhat’ta.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. aryabhattai, of Aryabhatta, named after the renowned Indian astronomer of the 5th century AD.

Gender: masculine

Type strain: B8 W22; DSM 21047; JCM 13839; MTCC 7755

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16S rRNA gene: EF114313 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shivaji S, Chaturvedi P, Begum Z, Pindi PK, Manorama R, Padmanaban DA, Shouche YS, Pawar S, Vaishampayan P, Dutt CB, et al. Janibacter hoylei sp. nov., Bacillus isronensis sp. nov. and Bacillus aryabhattai sp. nov., isolated from cryotubes used for collecting air from the upper atmosphere. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2977-2986.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Priestia aryabhattai (Shivaji et al. 2009) Gupta et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Priestia aryabhattai (Shivaji et al. 2009) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Gupta et al. (2020), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus megaterium de Bary 1884 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798.
- ⏲ According to Gupta et al. (2020), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Priestia megaterium (de Bary 1884) Gupta et al. 2020. Publication: Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798.
- ⏲ According to Narsing-Rao et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus megaterium de Bary 1884 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Liu GH, Li L, Xiao M, Li WJ. Reclassification of Bacillus aryabhattai Shivaji et al. 2009 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus megaterium de Bary 1884 (Approved Lists 1980). FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 366:fnz258.
- ⏲ According to Narsing-Rao et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Priestia megaterium (de Bary 1884) Gupta et al. 2020. Publication: Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Liu GH, Li L, Xiao M, Li WJ. Reclassification of Bacillus aryabhattai Shivaji et al. 2009 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus megaterium de Bary 1884 (Approved Lists 1980). FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 366:fnz258.
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
- 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ATCC 49095; CCUG 28525; CIP 106928; DSM 1320; HAMBI 2080; LMG 11155.
- ❗ Bacillus aryabhattai 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 160 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shivaji S, Chaturvedi P, Begum Z, Pindi PK, Manorama R, Padmanaban DA, Shouche YS, Pawar S, Vaishampayan P, Dutt CB, et al. Janibacter hoylei sp. nov., Bacillus isronensis sp. nov. and Bacillus aryabhattai sp. nov., isolated from cryotubes used for collecting air from the upper atmosphere. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2977-2986.

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Species Bacillus aryabhattai