Name: Shouchella oshimensis (Yumoto et al. 2005) Joshi et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005

Etymology: o.shi.men’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. oshimensis, from Oshima, the region where the microorganism was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 18940; JCM 12663; K11; LMG 24731; NCIMB 14023

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB188090 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: correct name

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Liu et al. (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Alkalihalobacillus lehensis (Ghosh et al. 2007) 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Alkalihalobacillus plakortidis (Borchert et al. 2007) 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007. 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007. 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Shouchella lehensis (Ghosh et al. 2007) 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.
  • ⏰ According to Liu et al. (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Shouchella plakortidis (Borchert et al. 2007) 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.
  • ⏰ According to Liu et al. (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Alkalicoccobacillus plakortidis (Borchert et al. 2007) Kim et al. 2023. 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.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06002 (N = 26).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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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