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Species Virgibacillus albus
Name: Virgibacillus albus Zhang et al. 2013
Etymology: al’bus. L. masc. adj. albus, white, referring to the white-coloured bacterial colony
Pronunciation, gender: AL-bus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 23711; JCM 17364; YIM 93624
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JQ680032
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Zhang YJ, Zhou Y, Ja M, Shi R, Chun-Yu WX, Yang LL, Tang SK, Li WJ. Virgibacillus albus sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from Lop Nur salt lake in Xinjiang province, China. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:553-560. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 149. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1-5.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Aquibacillus albus (Zhang et al. 2013) Amoozegar et al. 2014
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Aquibacillus albus (Zhang et al. 2013) Amoozegar et al. 2014 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Virgibacillus albus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Virgibacillus.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998
Assigned by:
Zhang YJ, Zhou Y, Ja M, Shi R, Chun-Yu WX, Yang LL, Tang SK, Li WJ. Virgibacillus albus sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from Lop Nur salt lake in Xinjiang province, China. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:553-560. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 790265
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