Species Bacillus kokeshiiformis

Name: Bacillus kokeshiiformis Poudel et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.ke.shi.i.for’mis. N.L. n. kokeshi, Japanese, a Japanese doll with a long trunk and a cuboid-shaped head; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. masc. adj. kokeshiiformis, with the shape of a Japanese kokeshi doll

Gender: masculine

Type strain: JCM 19325; KCTC 33163; MO-04

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX848633 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Poudel P, Miyamoto H, Miyamoto H, Okugawa Y, Tashiro Y, Sakai K. Thermotolerant Bacillus kokeshiiformis sp. nov. isolated from marine animal resources compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2668-2674.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Caldibacillus kokeshiiformis (Poudel et al. 2014) Gupta et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pallidibacillus thermolactis subsp. kokeshiiformis (Poudel et al. 2014) Yang et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
Caldibacillus kokeshiiformis (Poudel et al. 2014) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus kokeshiiformis 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙅 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: Poudel P, Miyamoto H, Miyamoto H, Okugawa Y, Tashiro Y, Sakai K. Thermotolerant Bacillus kokeshiiformis sp. nov. isolated from marine animal resources compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2668-2674.

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Record number: 792024

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Species Bacillus kokeshiiformis