Name: Bacillus yapensis Xu et al. 2025
Etymology: ya.pen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. yapensis, pertaining to Yap trench, which is the geographical position where the first isolate of this species was obtained
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus ya-PEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: JCM 33181; MCCC 1A14143; XXST-01
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK243676
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Xu X, Yu L, Xu G, Wang Q, Wei S, Tang X. Bacillus yapensis sp. nov., a novel piezotolerant bacterium isolated from deep-sea sediment of the Yap Trench, Pacific Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:389-396. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 221. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6562.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Robertmurraya yapensis Hitch et al. 2025 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| "Robertmurraya yapensis" (Xu et al. 2025) Dong et al. 2025 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
| "Robertmurraya yapensis" Gupta 2023 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Xu X, Yu L, Xu G, Wang Q, Wei S, Tang X. Bacillus yapensis sp. nov., a novel piezotolerant bacterium isolated from deep-sea sediment of the Yap Trench, Pacific Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:389-396. 🇨🇳
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