Name: "Ureibacillus telephonicus" (Rahi et al. 2017) Gupta and Patel 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lysinibacillus telephonicus Rahi et al. 2017

Etymology: te.le.pho’ni.cus. N.L. neut. n. telephonum, telephone; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. telephonicus, pertaining to the telephone, the type strain was isolated from a cellular phone

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … te-le-P^HO-ni-kus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: KACC 18714; LMG 29294; MCC 3065; S5H2222

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16S rRNA gene: KT735049 Analyse FASTA

Original 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. 🇨🇦

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Lysinibacillus telephonicus Rahi et al. 2017

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lysinibacillus telephonicus Rahi et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 LMG 29294 is no longer available for distribution because of Indian restrictions. — Vereecke C. Personal communication, 2023-01-19.

Parent taxon: Ureibacillus Fortina et al. 2001

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: 34509