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Species Ectobacillus funiculus
Name: Ectobacillus funiculus (Ajithkumar et al. 2002) Gupta et al. 2020
Basonym: Bacillus funiculus Ajithkumar et al. 2002
Etymology: fu.ni’cu.lus. L. masc. n. funiculus, string, rope, reflecting the filamentous appearance of cells of this isolate
Pronunciation, gender: fu-NI-ku-lus, masculine
Type strain: CIP 107128; DSM 15141; JCM 11201; NAF001
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB049195
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Bacillus funiculus Ajithkumar et al. 2002 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: Ectobacillus Gupta et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798.
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Record number: 14748
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