Species "Bacillus halotolerans"

Name: "Bacillus halotolerans" (Delaporte and Sasson 1967) Ben-Gad and Gerchman 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Brevibacterium halotolerans Delaporte and Sasson 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ha.lo.to’le.rans. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. masc. part. adj. halotolerans, tolerating salt

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus ha-lo-TO-le-rans, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 25096; CIP 67.21; DSM 8802; JCM 12400

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16S rRNA gene: MN483266 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Ben-Gad D, Gerchman Y. Reclassification of Brevibacterium halotolerans DSM8802 as Bacillus halotolerans comb. nov. Based on Microbial and Biochemical Characterization and Multiple Gene Sequence. Curr Microbiol 2017; 74:1-5. 🇮🇱

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Bacillus halotolerans (Delaporte and Sasson 1967) Tindall 2017

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Bacillus halotolerans (Delaporte and Sasson 1967) Tindall 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Brevibacterium halotolerans Delaporte and Sasson 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Dunlap et al. (2016), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Dunlap CA, Bowman MJ, Schisler DA, Rooney AP. Genome analysis shows Bacillus axarquiensis is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus mojavensis; reclassification of Bacillus malacitensis and Brevibacterium halotolerans as heterotypic synonyms of Bacillus axarquiensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2438-2443. 🇺🇸
- ⏰ According to Tindall (2017), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005. Publication: Tindall BJ. The consequences of Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005, Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005 and Brevibacterium halotolerans Delaporte and Sasson 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) being treated as heterotypic synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:175-176. 🇩🇪
- ⏰ According to Tindall (2017), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005. Publication: Tindall BJ. The consequences of Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005, Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005 and Brevibacterium halotolerans Delaporte and Sasson 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) being treated as heterotypic synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:175-176. 🇩🇪
- ⏰ According to Tindall (2017), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus mojavensis Roberts et al. 1994. Publication: Tindall BJ. The consequences of Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005, Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005 and Brevibacterium halotolerans Delaporte and Sasson 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) being treated as heterotypic synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:175-176. 🇩🇪
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.24316 (N = 70).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ben-Gad D, Gerchman Y. Reclassification of Brevibacterium halotolerans DSM8802 as Bacillus halotolerans comb. nov. Based on Microbial and Biochemical Characterization and Multiple Gene Sequence. Curr Microbiol 2017; 74:1-5. 🇮🇱

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Species "Bacillus halotolerans"