Name: Priestia abyssalis (You et al. 2013) Gupta et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus abyssalis You et al. 2013

Etymology: a.bys.sa’lis. L. fem. n. abyssus, an abyss, deep sea; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. abyssalis, pertaining to the abyssal depths of the ocean

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2012074; DSM 25875; NBRC 109102; SCSIO 15042

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX232168 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: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus abyssalis You et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Priestia 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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