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Species Schinkia azotoformans
Name: Schinkia azotoformans (Pichinoty et al. 1983 ex Pichinoty et al. 1976) Gupta et al. 2020
Basonym: Bacillus azotoformans (ex Pichinoty et al. 1976) Pichinoty et al. 1983
Etymology: a.zo.to.for’mans. French masc. n. azote, nitrogen; N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. fem. part. adj. azotoformans, nitrogen forming
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-zo-to-FOR-mans, feminine
Type strain: 1; ATCC 29788; CCM 2849; CCUG 28517; CIP 77.28; CIP R925; DSM 1046; HAMBI 1884; IFO 15712; JCM 12210; LMG 9581; NBRC 15712; NCIB 11859; NCIMB 11859; NRRL B-14310; NRRL B-14522
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB363732
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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. 
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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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Bacillus azotoformans (ex Pichinoty et al. 1976) Pichinoty et al. 1983 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Calidifontibacillus azotoformans (Pichinoty et al. 1983 ex Pichinoty et al. 1976) Adiguzel et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Schinkia Gupta et al. 2020.
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. 🇨🇦
- 🎓 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 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.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Schinkia Gupta et al. 2020.
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.
Parent taxon: Schinkia 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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