Name: Tigheibacillus halophilus (An et al. 2007) Miliotis et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Virgibacillus halophilus An et al. 2007

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ti-ghe-i-ba-KIL-lus ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: 5B73C; DSM 21623; IAM 15308; JCM 21758; KCTC 13935

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB243851 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Miliotis G, Sengupta P, Hameed A, Chuvochina M, McDonagh F, Simpson AC, Parker CW, Singh NK, Rekha PD, Morris D, et al. Novel spore-forming species exhibiting intrinsic resistance to third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins and description of Tigheibacillus jepli gen. nov., sp. nov. mBio 2024; 15:e0018124. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Virgibacillus halophilus An et al. 2007

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Virgibacillus halophilus An et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Tigheibacillus halophilus 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 Tigheibacillus.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-14.

Parent taxon: Tigheibacillus Miliotis et al. 2024

Assigned by: Miliotis G, Sengupta P, Hameed A, Chuvochina M, McDonagh F, Simpson AC, Parker CW, Singh NK, Rekha PD, Morris D, et al. Novel spore-forming species exhibiting intrinsic resistance to third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins and description of Tigheibacillus jepli gen. nov., sp. nov. mBio 2024; 15:e0018124. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 45662