Species Bacillus polymachus

Name: Bacillus polymachus Nguyen and Kim 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly’ma.chus. N.L. masc. adj. polymachus, referring to the production of metabolites against many other organisms; from Gr. masc./fem. adj. polymachos, much-fighting

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus po-LY-ma-k^hus, masculine

Type strain: KACC 18242; KEMB 9005-168; NBRC 110614; T515

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16S rRNA gene: KJ995984 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nguyen TM, Kim J. Bacillus polymachus sp. nov., with a broad range of antibacterial activity, isolated from forest topsoil samples by using a modified culture method. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:704-709. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1397-1399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Ectobacillus polymachus (Nguyen and Kim 2015) Gupta et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Ectobacillus polymachus (Nguyen and Kim 2015) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus polymachus 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Nguyen TM, Kim J. Bacillus polymachus sp. nov., with a broad range of antibacterial activity, isolated from forest topsoil samples by using a modified culture method. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:704-709. 🇰🇷

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Species Bacillus polymachus