Species ***Bacillus* *mojavensis***

Name: Bacillus mojavensis Roberts et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo.jav.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. mojavensis, pertaining to the Mojave Desert

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51516; CIP 104095; DSM 9205; IFO 15718; LMG 17797; NBRC 15718; NRRL B-14698; RO-H-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB021191 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Roberts MS, Nakamura LK, Cohan FM. Bacillus mojavensis sp. nov., distinguishable from Bacillus subtilis by sexual isolation, divergence in DNA sequence, and differences in fatty acid composition. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:256-264.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:596.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Wang et al. 2007 Wang LT, Lee FL, Tai CJ, Yokota A, Kuo HP. Reclassification of Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005 and Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005 as later heterotypic synonyms of Bacillus mojavensis Roberts et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1663-1667. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by 2 proposals regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Tindall (2017), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus halotolerans" (Delaporte and Sasson 1967) Ben-Gad and Gerchman 2017. 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 a later heterotypic synonym of Brevibacterium halotolerans Delaporte and Sasson 1967 (Approved Lists 1980). 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 a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus halotolerans (Delaporte and Sasson 1967) Tindall 2017. 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 Dunlap et al. (2016), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005. 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 Dunlap et al. (2016), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005. 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 Wang et al. (2007), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005. Publication: Wang LT, Lee FL, Tai CJ, Yokota A, Kuo HP. Reclassification of Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005 and Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005 as later heterotypic synonyms of Bacillus mojavensis Roberts et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1663-1667.
- ⏰ According to Wang et al. (2007), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005. Publication: Wang LT, Lee FL, Tai CJ, Yokota A, Kuo HP. Reclassification of Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005 and Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-Garcia et al. 2005 as later heterotypic synonyms of Bacillus mojavensis Roberts et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1663-1667.
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.24384 (N = 77).
- 😷 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 136 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Roberts MS, Nakamura LK, Cohan FM. Bacillus mojavensis sp. nov., distinguishable from Bacillus subtilis by sexual isolation, divergence in DNA sequence, and differences in fatty acid composition. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:256-264.

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Species Bacillus mojavensis

Species ***Bacillus* *mojavensis***