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Species Metabacillus indicus
Name: Metabacillus indicus (Suresh et al. 2004) Patel and Gupta 2020
Basonym: Bacillus indicus Suresh et al. 2004
Etymology: in’di.cus. L. masc. adj. indicus, pertaining to India, Indian
Pronunciation, gender: IN-di-kus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 15820; MTCC 4374; Sd/3
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ583158
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Bacillus cibi Yoon et al. 2005 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Bacillus indicus Suresh et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Stropko et al. (2014), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus cibi Yoon et al. 2005.
Publication:
Stropko SJ, Pipes SE, Newman JD. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus cibi as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus indicus and emended description of Bacillus indicus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3804-3809.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00094 (N = 83).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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.
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⏰ According to Stropko et al. (2014), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus cibi Yoon et al. 2005.
Publication:
Stropko SJ, Pipes SE, Newman JD. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus cibi as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus indicus and emended description of Bacillus indicus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3804-3809.
Parent taxon: Metabacillus Patel and Gupta 2020
Assigned by:
Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438.
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Record number: 7367
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