Name:Bacillusmegaterium de Bary 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:
me.ga.te’ri.um. Gr. masc. adj.megas, large; Gr. neut. n.teras, monster, beast; N.L. neut. n.megaterium, big beast (nominative in apposition)
homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Emendations:
Narsing Rao et al. 2019
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.
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. Notes:
🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
Notes:
⏰ According to Gupta et al. (2020), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillusaryabhattai Shivaji et al. 2009.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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Priestiaaryabhattai (Shivaji et al. 2009) 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillusaryabhattai Shivaji et al. 2009.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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Priestiaaryabhattai (Shivaji et al. 2009) 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.
❗ Bacillusmegaterium 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2 - plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC PP?". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2007).Publication:
Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. Comprehensive list of names of plant pathogenic bacteria, 1980-2007. Journal of Plant Pathology 2010; 92:551-592.
🧍 The spelling of the specific epithet megaterium in Bacillus megaterium de Bary 1884 (Approved Lists 1980) is to be preferred to the spelling megatherium (Judicial Opinion 1).Publication:
Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 1. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1951; 1:35-36.