Name: Robertmurraya andreesenii (Kosowski et al. 2014) Gupta et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus andreesenii Kosowski et al. 2014

Etymology: an.dree.se’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. andreesenii, of Andreesen, in honour of Professor Jan Remmer Andreesen, for his contribution to the physiology and biochemistry of the Firmicutes, including species of Bacillus, and his inspiring and wide-­ranging influence on the community of German microbiologists over many years

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 8-4-E13; DSM 23948; LMG 27602

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16S rRNA gene: HF952774 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Anoxybacillus andreesenii (Kosowski et al. 2014) Li et al. 2024

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus andreesenii Kosowski et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Anoxybacillus andreesenii (Kosowski et al. 2014) Li et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Robertmurraya andreesenii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Robertmurraya.
  • 🎓 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 a synonym of 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: Robertmurraya 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: 14832