Name: Virgibacillus subterraneus Wang et al. 2010
Etymology: sub.ter.ra’ne.us. L. masc. adj. subterraneus, underground, subterranean, indicating the source of isolation of the type strain
Type strain: CGMCC 1.7734; DSM 22441; H57B72
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16S rRNA gene: FJ746573 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Wang X, Xue Y, Ma Y. Virgibacillus subterraneus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic Gram-positive bacterium isolated from subsurface saline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2763-2767.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:477-478.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998
Assigned by: Wang X, Xue Y, Ma Y. Virgibacillus subterraneus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic Gram-positive bacterium isolated from subsurface saline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2763-2767.
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