Name: Shouchella gibsonii (Nielsen et al. 1995) Joshi et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus gibsonii Nielsen et al. 1995

Etymology: gib.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. gibsonii, of Gibson, named after the British bacteriologist Thomas Gibson

Pronunciation, gender: gib-SO-ni-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700164; CIP 104720; DSM 8722; KCCM 41407; LMG 17949; PN-109

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X76446 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Joshi A, Thite S, Karodi P, Joseph N, Lodha T. Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:722369.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 203. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5167.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Alkalicoccobacillus gibsonii (Nielsen et al. 1995) Kim et al. 2023

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alkalicoccobacillus gibsonii (Nielsen et al. 1995) Kim et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alkalihalobacillus gibsonii (Nielsen et al. 1995) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus gibsonii Nielsen et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Shouchella gibsonii 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 Shouchella.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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: Shouchella Joshi et al. 2022

Assigned by: Joshi A, Thite S, Karodi P, Joseph N, Lodha T. Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:722369.

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Record number: 26620