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Species Oikeobacillus pervagus
Name: Oikeobacillus pervagus (Kosowski et al. 2014) Narsing Rao et al. 2023
Basonym: Bacillus pervagus Kosowski et al. 2014
Etymology: per’va.gus. L. masc. adj. pervagus, wandering, referring to the swarming behaviour of cells on the surface of nutrient agar plates
Pronunciation, gender: PER-wa-gus, masculine
Type strain: 8-4-E12; DSM 23947; LMG 27601
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HF952773
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Narsing Rao MP, Banerjee A, Liu GH, Thamchaipenet A. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus acidicola, Bacillus pervagus and the genera Heyndrickxia, Margalitia and Weizmannia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5961. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6041.
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 pervagus Kosowski et al. 2014 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oikeobacillus Narsing Rao et al. 2023.
Publication:
Narsing Rao MP, Banerjee A, Liu GH, Thamchaipenet A. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus acidicola, Bacillus pervagus and the genera Heyndrickxia, Margalitia and Weizmannia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5961.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oikeobacillus Narsing Rao et al. 2023.
Publication:
Narsing Rao MP, Banerjee A, Liu GH, Thamchaipenet A. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus acidicola, Bacillus pervagus and the genera Heyndrickxia, Margalitia and Weizmannia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5961.
Parent taxon: Oikeobacillus Narsing Rao et al. 2023
Assigned by:
Narsing Rao MP, Banerjee A, Liu GH, Thamchaipenet A. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus acidicola, Bacillus pervagus and the genera Heyndrickxia, Margalitia and Weizmannia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5961.
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Record number: 39706
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