Name: Fermentibacillus polygoni Hirota et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly.go’ni. N.L. gen. neut. n. polygoni, of Polygonum tinctorium

Gender: masculine

Type strain: IEB3; JCM 30817; NCIMB 14984

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16S rRNA gene: LC054227 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hirota K, Aino K, Yumoto I. Fermentibacillus polygoni gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphile that reduces indigo dye. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2247-2253.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3765-3767.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Fermentibacillus Hirota et al. 2016. Publication: Hirota K, Aino K, Yumoto I. Fermentibacillus polygoni gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphile that reduces indigo dye. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2247-2253.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Fermentibacillus Hirota et al. 2016

Assigned by: Hirota K, Aino K, Yumoto I. Fermentibacillus polygoni gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphile that reduces indigo dye. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2247-2253.

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