Name: Lysinibacillus mangiferihumi corrig. Yang et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: man.gi.fe.ri’hu.mi. N.L. fem. n. Mangifera, scientific generic name of mango; L. fem. n. humus, soil; N.L. gen. fem. n. mangiferihumi, of soil of mango fiel

Pronunciation, gender: man-gi-fe-RI-hu-mi, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2010389; DSM 24076; M-GX18

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16S rRNA gene: JF731238 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yang LL, Huang Y, Liu J, Ma L, Mo MH, Li WJ, Yang FX. Lysinibacillus mangiferahumi sp. nov., a new bacterium producing nematicidal volatiles. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:53-59.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 147. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2045-2047.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Lysinibacillus sphaericus (Meyer and Neide 1904) Ahmed et al. 2007

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lysinibacillus sphaericus (Meyer and Neide 1904) Ahmed et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus sphaericus Meyer and Neide 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lysinibacillus mangiferahumi Yang et al. 2012	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Lysinibacillus varians Zhu et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lysinibacillus tabacifolii Duan et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Dunlap (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus sphaericus Meyer and Neide 1904 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Dunlap CA. Lysinibacillus mangiferihumi, Lysinibacillus tabacifolii and Lysinibacillus varians are later heterotypic synonyms of Lysinibacillus sphaericus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2958-2962.
  • ⏲ According to Dunlap (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Lysinibacillus sphaericus (Meyer and Neide 1904) Ahmed et al. 2007. Publication: Dunlap CA. Lysinibacillus mangiferihumi, Lysinibacillus tabacifolii and Lysinibacillus varians are later heterotypic synonyms of Lysinibacillus sphaericus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2958-2962.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3663-3665.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Lysinibacillus mangiferihumi is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Lysinibacillus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n". — 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 5 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 the species itself.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, mangiferahumi (sic), has been corrected on validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 147. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2045-2047.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, mangiferahumi (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 147. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2045-2047.

Parent taxon: Lysinibacillus Ahmed et al. 2007

Assigned by: Yang LL, Huang Y, Liu J, Ma L, Mo MH, Li WJ, Yang FX. Lysinibacillus mangiferahumi sp. nov., a new bacterium producing nematicidal volatiles. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:53-59.

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Record number: 790027