Name: Solibacillus cecembensis (Reddy et al. 2008) Gupta and Patel 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus cecembensis Reddy et al. 2008

Etymology: ce.cem.ben’sis. N.L. masc. adj. cecembensis, arbitrary name derived from the acronym CCMB for the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, where the type strain was characterized

Pronunciation, gender: ke-kem-BEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 21993; JCM 15113; LMG 23935; MTCC 9127; PN5

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM773821 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gupta RS, Patel S. Robust Demarcation of the Family Caryophanaceae (Planococcaceae) and Its Different Genera Including Three Novel Genera Based on Phylogenomics and Highly Specific Molecular Signatures. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2821. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 193. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2960-2966.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus cecembensis Reddy et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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.

Parent taxon: Solibacillus Krishnamurthi et al. 2009

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Patel S. Robust Demarcation of the Family Caryophanaceae (Planococcaceae) and Its Different Genera Including Three Novel Genera Based on Phylogenomics and Highly Specific Molecular Signatures. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2821. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 7853