Name: Priestia flexa (Priest et al. 1989 ex Batchelor 1919) Gupta et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus flexus (ex Batchelor 1919) Priest et al. 1989

Etymology: fle’xa. L. fem. part. adj. flexa, flexible

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49095; CCUG 28525; CIP 106928; DSM 1320; HAMBI 2080; IFO 15715; JCM 12301; LMG 11155; NBRC 15715; NRRL NRS-665; NRS 665

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16S rRNA gene: AB021185 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 flexus (ex Batchelor 1919) Priest et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 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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Record number: 14828