Species Bacillus rhizosphaerae

Name: Bacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo.sphae’rae. N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 21911; NCCB 100267; SC-N012

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ233848 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Madhaiyan M, Poonguzhali S, Lee JS, Lee KC, Hari K. Bacillus rhizosphaerae sp. nov., an novel diazotrophic bacterium isolated from sugarcane rhizosphere soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 100:437-444.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 149. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Shouchella clausii (Nielsen et al. 1995) Joshi et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Shouchella rhizosphaerae (Madhaiyan et al. 2013) Joshi et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Alkalihalobacillus rhizosphaerae (Madhaiyan et al. 2013) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Shouchella clausii (Nielsen et al. 1995) Joshi et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Alkalihalobacillus clausii (Nielsen et al. 1995) Patel and Gupta 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Liu et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Alkalihalobacillus clausii (Nielsen et al. 1995) Patel and Gupta 2020. Publication: Liu GH, Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Wang JP, Che JM, Chen QQ, Sengonca C, Liu B, Li WJ. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007 and Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005; Bacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2011 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1725-1730.
- ⏲ According to Liu et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995. Publication: Liu GH, Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Wang JP, Che JM, Chen QQ, Sengonca C, Liu B, Li WJ. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007 and Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005; Bacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2011 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1725-1730.
- ⏲ According to Liu et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Shouchella clausii (Nielsen et al. 1995) Joshi et al. 2022. Publication: Liu GH, Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Wang JP, Che JM, Chen QQ, Sengonca C, Liu B, Li WJ. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007 and Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005; Bacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2011 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1725-1730.
- 🏢 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.
- ❗ Bacillus rhizosphaerae 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Madhaiyan M, Poonguzhali S, Lee JS, Lee KC, Hari K. Bacillus rhizosphaerae sp. nov., an novel diazotrophic bacterium isolated from sugarcane rhizosphere soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 100:437-444.

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Species Bacillus rhizosphaerae