Name: Virgibacillus arcticus Niederberger et al. 2009
Etymology: arc’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. arcticus, northern, Arctic, the place of origin of the type strain
Type strain: DSM 19574; Hal 1; JCM 14839
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16S rRNA gene: EF675742 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Niederberger TD, Steven B, Charvet S, Barbier B, Whyte LG. Virgibacillus arcticus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, endospore-forming bacterium from permafrost in the Canadian high Arctic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2219-2225.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2921-2922.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998
Assigned by: Niederberger TD, Steven B, Charvet S, Barbier B, Whyte LG. Virgibacillus arcticus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, endospore-forming bacterium from permafrost in the Canadian high Arctic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2219-2225.
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Record number: 786639