Name: Peribacillus simplex (Priest et al. 1989 ex Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Patel and Gupta 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus simplex (ex Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Priest et al. 1989

Etymology: sim’plex. L. masc. adj. simplex, simple

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49097; CCUG 28889; CIP 106934; DSM 1321; LMG 11160; NRRL NRS-960; NRS 960

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ439078 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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus simplex (ex Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Priest et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Peribacillus Patel and Gupta 2020. 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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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