Name: Lentibacillus amyloliquefaciens Wang et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.my.lo.li.que.fa’ci.ens. L. neut. n. amylum, starch; L. inf. v. liquefacere, to make fluid; N.L. masc. part. adj. amyloliquefaciens, starch liquefying

Pronunciation, gender: a-my-lo-li-kwe-FA-ki-ens, masculine

Type strain: ACCC 6401; JCM 19838; LAM0015

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16S rRNA gene: KJ002449 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wang JL, Ma KD, Wang YW, Wang HM, Li YB, Zhou S, Chen XR, Kong DL, Guo X, He MX, et al. Lentibacillus amyloliquefaciens sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from saline sediment sample. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2016; 109:171-178.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 169. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1913-1915.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11987 (N = 74).
  • 😷 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: Lentibacillus Yoon et al. 2002

Assigned by: Wang JL, Ma KD, Wang YW, Wang HM, Li YB, Zhou S, Chen XR, Kong DL, Guo X, He MX, et al. Lentibacillus amyloliquefaciens sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from saline sediment sample. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2016; 109:171-178.

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Record number: 794102