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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Paenibacillus xylanivorans

Name: Paenibacillus xylanivorans Ghio et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xy.la.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. adj. xylanum, xylan; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour, to consume; N.L. masc. part. adj. xylanivorans, xylan-consuming

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksy-la-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: A59; DSM 107920; NCIMB 15123

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT461879 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ghio S, Sauka DH, Ferrari AE, Piccini FE, Ontanon OM, Campos E. Paenibacillus xylanivorans sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from decaying forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3818-3823. 🇦🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1447-1449.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Ghio S, Sauka DH, Ferrari AE, Piccini FE, Ontanon OM, Campos E. Paenibacillus xylanivorans sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from decaying forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3818-3823. 🇦🇷

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Record number: 5663
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