Name: Camelliibacillus cellulosilyticus Lin et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cel.lu.lo.si.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. cellulosilyticus, cellulose-dissolving

Pronunciation, gender: kel-lu-lo-si-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.16306; KACC 19471; THG YT1

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16S rRNA gene: MG786604 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lin P, Yan ZF, Yi TH. Camelliibacillus cellulosilyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a cellulose-degrading bacterium isolated from tea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1867-1873.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2710-2711.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Camelliibacillus Lin et al. 2018. Publication: Lin P, Yan ZF, Yi TH. Camelliibacillus cellulosilyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a cellulose-degrading bacterium isolated from tea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1867-1873.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Camelliibacillus Lin et al. 2018

Assigned by: Lin P, Yan ZF, Yi TH. Camelliibacillus cellulosilyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a cellulose-degrading bacterium isolated from tea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1867-1873.

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Record number: 797768