Name: Litchfieldia salsus (Amoozegar et al. 2013) Gupta et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus salsus Amoozegar et al. 2013

Pronunciation, gender: SAL-sus, feminine

Type strain: A24; CIP 110635; IBRC M 10078; KCTC 13816

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ433466 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: Litchfieldia salsa corrig. (Amoozegar et al. 2013) Gupta et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Litchfieldia salsa corrig. (Amoozegar et al. 2013) Gupta et al. 2020	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus salsus Amoozegar et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, 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: Litchfieldia 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: 14761