Name: Ureibacillus xyleni Gupta and Patel 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xy.le’ni. N.L. neut. n. xylenum, xylene; N.L. gen. neut. n. xyleni, of/from xylene

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 57912; DSM 23555; JC22; KCTC 13604; NBRC 105753

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN179487 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
    "Lysinibacillus xyleni" Begum et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07449 (N = 5).
  • 🎓 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 the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

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: 7829