Name: Salibacillus salexigens (Garabito et al. 1997) Wainø et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus salexigens Garabito et al. 1997

Etymology: sal.ex’i.gens. L. masc. n. sal (gen. salis), salt; L. inf. v. exigere, to demand; N.L. part. adj. salexigens, salt demanding

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700290; C-20Mo; CCM 4646; CCUG 52350; CIP 105608; DSM 11483; LMG 21520

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y11603 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Waino M, Tindall BJ, Schumann P, Ingvorsen K. Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:821-831.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Virgibacillus salexigens (Garabito et al. 1997) Heyrman et al. 2003

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus salexigens Garabito et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Virgibacillus salexigens (Garabito et al. 1997) Heyrman et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Salibacillus Wainø et al. 1999. Publication: Waino M, Tindall BJ, Schumann P, Ingvorsen K. Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:821-831.
  • ❗ Salibacillus salexigens 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 Salibacillus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Salibacillus Wainø et al. 1999

Assigned by: Waino M, Tindall BJ, Schumann P, Ingvorsen K. Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:821-831.

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