Name: Xylanibacillus composti Kukolya et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: com.pos’ti. N.L. gen. neut. n. composti, of compost

Pronunciation, gender: kom-POS-ti, masculine

Type strain: DSM 29793; K13; NCAIM B.02605

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX298897 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kukolya J, Bata-Vidacs I, Luzics S, Toth E, Keki Z, Schumann P, Tancsics A, Nagy I, Olasz F, Toth A. Xylanibacillus composti gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:698-702.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1823-1824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Xylanibacillus Kukolya et al. 2018. Publication: Kukolya J, Bata-Vidacs I, Luzics S, Toth E, Keki Z, Schumann P, Tancsics A, Nagy I, Olasz F, Toth A. Xylanibacillus composti gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:698-702.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Xylanibacillus Kukolya et al. 2018

Assigned by: Kukolya J, Bata-Vidacs I, Luzics S, Toth E, Keki Z, Schumann P, Tancsics A, Nagy I, Olasz F, Toth A. Xylanibacillus composti gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:698-702.

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Record number: 797542