Species Bacillus xiaoxiensis

Name: Bacillus xiaoxiensis Chen et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xi.a.o.xi.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. xiaoxiensis, pertaining to Xiaoxi National Natural Reserve, China, the source of the sample from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksi-a-o-ksi-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 208057; DSM 21943; JSM 81004

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM054474 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen YG, Zhang YQ, Chen QH, Klenk HP, He JW, Tang SK, Cui XL, Li WJ. Bacillus xiaoxiensis sp. nov., a slightly halophilic bacterium isolated from non-saline forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2095-2100. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2797-2798.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Shouchella xiaoxiensis (Chen et al. 2011) Joshi et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Shouchella xiaoxiensis (Chen et al. 2011) Joshi et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Alkalihalobacillus xiaoxiensis (Chen et al. 2011) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Bacillus xiaoxiensis 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: Chen YG, Zhang YQ, Chen QH, Klenk HP, He JW, Tang SK, Cui XL, Li WJ. Bacillus xiaoxiensis sp. nov., a slightly halophilic bacterium isolated from non-saline forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2095-2100. 🇨🇳

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Species Bacillus xiaoxiensis