Name: Priestia paraflexa (Chandna et al. 2013) Gupta et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus paraflexus Chandna et al. 2013

Etymology: pa.ra.fle’xa. Gr. prep. para, beside, alongside, near, like; L. fem. perf. part. flexa, flexible, and also a specific epithet; N.L. fem. part. adj. paraflexa, near Bacillus flexus

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCM 7754; KCTC 13724; MCC 2100; MTCC 9831; RC2

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: FN999943 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 paraflexus Chandna et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/priestia-paraflexaCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 14780