Species ***Bacillus* *mojavensis***

Name: Bacillus mojavensis Roberts et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo.jav.en’sis. N.L. masc. 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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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 = 79).
- 😷 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. — 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 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***