Name: Niallia nealsonii (Venkateswaran et al. 2003) Gupta et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus nealsonii Venkateswaran et al. 2003

Etymology: ne.al.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. nealsonii, of Nealson, referring to Kenneth H. Nealson, a well-known American microbiologist

Pronunciation, gender: ne-al-SO-ni-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-519; DSM 15077; FO-92

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU656111 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.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Bacillus nealsonii Venkateswaran et al. 2003

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus nealsonii Venkateswaran et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Niallia nealsonii 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 Niallia.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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: Niallia 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: 14773