Name: Lederbergia galactosidilyticus (Heyndrickx et al. 2004) Gupta et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus galactosidilyticus Heyndrickx et al. 2004

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ga-lak-to-si-di-LY-ti-kus, feminine

Type strain: DSM 15595; LMG 17892; Logan B2188; MB 800

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16S rRNA gene: AJ535638 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. 🇨🇦

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Lederbergia galactosidilytica corrig. (Heyndrickx et al. 2004) Gupta et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus galactosidilyticus Heyndrickx et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lederbergia galactosidilytica corrig. (Heyndrickx et al. 2004) Gupta et al. 2020	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 a synonym of 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: Lederbergia 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: 14718