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Species Ectobacillus polymachus
Name: Ectobacillus polymachus (Nguyen and Kim 2015) Gupta et al. 2020
Basonym: Bacillus polymachus Nguyen and Kim 2015
Etymology: po.ly.ma’chus. N.L. masc. n. polymachus, from Gr. polymachos, fighting many, referring to the production of metabolites against many other organisms
Pronunciation, gender: po-ly-MA-khus, masculine
Type strain: KACC 18242; KEMB 9005-168; NBRC 110614; T515
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KJ995984
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 polymachus Nguyen and Kim 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times 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: 14749
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