Name: Tigheibacillus jepli Miliotis et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: je’pli. N.L. gen. neut. n. jepli, arbitrary name derived from the abbreviation JPL, meaning of or pertaining to the NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: JE-pli, masculine

Type strain: 179-BFC-A-HST; DSM 115946; NRRL B-65666

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Effective publication: Miliotis G, Sengupta P, Hameed A, Chuvochina M, McDonagh F, Simpson AC, Parker CW, Singh NK, Rekha PD, Morris D, et al. Novel spore-forming species exhibiting intrinsic resistance to third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins and description of Tigheibacillus jepli gen. nov., sp. nov. mBio 2024; 15:e0018124.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Tigheibacillus Miliotis et al. 2024. Publication: Miliotis G, Sengupta P, Hameed A, Chuvochina M, McDonagh F, Simpson AC, Parker CW, Singh NK, Rekha PD, Morris D, et al. Novel spore-forming species exhibiting intrinsic resistance to third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins and description of Tigheibacillus jepli gen. nov., sp. nov. mBio 2024; 15:e0018124.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-14.

Parent taxon: Tigheibacillus Miliotis et al. 2024

Assigned by: Miliotis G, Sengupta P, Hameed A, Chuvochina M, McDonagh F, Simpson AC, Parker CW, Singh NK, Rekha PD, Morris D, et al. Novel spore-forming species exhibiting intrinsic resistance to third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins and description of Tigheibacillus jepli gen. nov., sp. nov. mBio 2024; 15:e0018124.

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Record number: 45663