Name: Shouchella lehensis (Ghosh et al. 2007) Joshi et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007

Etymology: le.hen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. lehensis, pertaining to Leh, in India, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: le-HEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 19099; JCM 13820; LMG 24751; MLB2; MTCC 7633

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY793550 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: Shouchella oshimensis (Yumoto et al. 2005) Joshi et al. 2022

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Shouchella oshimensis (Yumoto et al. 2005) Joshi et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alkalihalobacillus oshimensis (Yumoto et al. 2005) Patel and Gupta 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alkalihalobacillus lehensis (Ghosh et al. 2007) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alkalihalobacillus plakortidis (Borchert et al. 2007) Patel and Gupta 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alkalicoccobacillus plakortidis (Borchert et al. 2007) Kim et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Shouchella plakortidis (Borchert et al. 2007) Joshi et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Liu et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Alkalihalobacillus oshimensis (Yumoto et al. 2005) Patel and Gupta 2020. Publication: Liu GH, Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Wang JP, Che JM, Chen QQ, Sengonca C, Liu B, Li WJ. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007 and Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005; Bacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2011 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1725-1730.
  • ⏲ According to Liu et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005. Publication: Liu GH, Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Wang JP, Che JM, Chen QQ, Sengonca C, Liu B, Li WJ. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007 and Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005; Bacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2011 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1725-1730.
  • ⏲ According to Liu et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Shouchella oshimensis (Yumoto et al. 2005) Joshi et al. 2022. Publication: Liu GH, Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Wang JP, Che JM, Chen QQ, Sengonca C, Liu B, Li WJ. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007 and Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005; Bacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2011 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1725-1730.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
  • ❗ Shouchella lehensis 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.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05991 (N = 46).
  • 🎓 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: 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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