Name: "Geobacillus toebii subsp. decanicus" Poli et al. 2006

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: de.ca.ni.cus. N.L. n. decane, common name for hydrocarbon, able to grow on n-decane; N.L. masc. adj. decanicus, pertaining to n-decane

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1004; DSM 17041; L1

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16S rRNA gene: AJ966346 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Poli A, Romano I, Caliendo G, Nicolaus G, Orlando P, Falco Ad, Lama L, Gambacorta A, Nicolaus B. Geobacillus toebii subsp. decanicus subsp. nov., a hydrocarbon-degrading, heavy metal resistant bacterium from hot compost. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2006; 52:223-234.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Geobacillus toebii Sung et al. 2002

Assigned by: Poli A, Romano I, Caliendo G, Nicolaus G, Orlando P, Falco Ad, Lama L, Gambacorta A, Nicolaus B. Geobacillus toebii subsp. decanicus subsp. nov., a hydrocarbon-degrading, heavy metal resistant bacterium from hot compost. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2006; 52:223-234.

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Record number: 787558