Name: Peribacillus psychrosaccharolyticus (Priest et al. 1989 ex Larkin and Stokes 1967) Patel and Gupta 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus psychrosaccharolyticus (ex Larkin and Stokes 1967) Priest et al. 1989

Etymology: psy.chro.sac.cha.ro.ly’ti.cus. Gr. masc. adj. psychros, cold; Gr. neut. n. sakcharon, sugar; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolvable; N.L. masc. adj. psychrosaccharolyticus, cold (adapted), sugar-fermenting

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … psy-k^hro-sak-k^ha-ro-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23296; CCUG 28882; CIP 106932; DSM 13778; DSM 6; LMG 9580; NBRC 101233; NCIB 11729; NCIMB 11729; NRRL B-3394; NRRL NRS-1518

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB021195 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)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus psychrosaccharolyticus (ex Larkin and Stokes 1967) Priest et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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.

Parent taxon: Peribacillus 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: 7387