Virgibacillus

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Virgibacillus

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Number of species cited in this file: 27
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998.
Etymology: L. n. virga, a green twig, transf., a branch in a family tree; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod and also a genus of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria; N.L. n. Virgibacillus, a branch of the genus Bacillus.
Reference: HEYNDRICKX (M.), LEBBE (L.), KERSTERS (K.), DE VOS (P.), FORSYTH (G.) and LOGAN (N.A.): Virgibacillus: a new genus to accommodate Bacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950). Emended description of Virgibacillus pantothenticus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 99-106.
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---> Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998 emend. Wainø et al. 1999.
Type species: ¤ Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998.
Etymology: L. n. virga, a green twig, transf., a branch in a family tree; L. masc. n. Bacillus, a genus of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria; N.L. n. Virgibacillus, a branch of the genus Bacillus.
Reference: WAINØ (M.), TINDALL (B.J.), SCHUMANN (P.) and INGVORSEN (K.): Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 821-831.
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---> Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998 emend. Heyrman et al. 2003.
Type species: ¤ Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998.
Etymology: L. n. virga, a green twig, transf., a branch in a family tree; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod and also a genus of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria; N.L. n. Virgibacillus, a branch of the genus Bacillus.
Reference: HEYRMAN (J.), LOGAN (N.A.), BUSSE (H.J.), BALCAEN (A.), LEBBE (L.), RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ (M.), SWINGS (J.) and DE VOS (P.): Virgibacillus carmonensis sp. nov., Virgibacillus necropolis sp. nov. and Virgibacillus picturae sp. nov., three novel species isolated from deteriorated mural paintings, transfer of the species of the genus Salibacillus to Virgibacillus, as Virgibacillus marismortui comb. nov. and Virgibacillus salexigens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Virgibacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 501-511.
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Note: According to Heyrman et al. 2003, Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Salibacillus Wainø et al. 1999.
Reference: HEYRMAN (J.), LOGAN (N.A.), BUSSE (H.J.), BALCAEN (A.), LEBBE (L.), RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ (M.), SWINGS (J.) and DE VOS (P.): Virgibacillus carmonensis sp. nov., Virgibacillus necropolis sp. nov. and Virgibacillus picturae sp. nov., three novel species isolated from deteriorated mural paintings, transfer of the species of the genus Salibacillus to Virgibacillus, as Virgibacillus marismortui comb. nov. and Virgibacillus salexigens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Virgibacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 501-511.
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Virgibacillus albus Zhang et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain YIM 93624 = DSM 23711 = JCM 17364.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: JQ680032.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. albus, white, referring to the white-coloured bacterial colony.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 149. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1-5. [ZHANG (Y.J.), ZHOU (Y.), JA (M.), SHI (R.), CHUN-YU (W.X.), YANG (L.L.), TANG (S.K.) and LI (W.J.): Virgibacillus albus sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from Lop Nur salt lake in Xinjiang province, China. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2012, 102, 553-560.]
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Virgibacillus alimentarius Kim et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain J18 = JCM 16994 = KACC 14624.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: GU202420.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. alimentarius, pertaining to food.
Reference: KIM (J.), JUNG (M.J.), ROH (S.W.), NAM (Y.D.), SHIN (K.S.) and BAE (J.W.): Virgibacillus alimentarius sp. nov., isolated from a traditional Korean food. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2851-2855.
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Virgibacillus arcticus Niederberger et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Hal 1 = DSM 19574 = JCM 14839.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF675742.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. arcticus, northern, Arctic, the place of origin of the type strain.
Reference: NIEDERBERGER (T.D.), STEVEN (B.), CHARVET (S.), BARBIER (B.) and WHYTE (L.G.): 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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Virgibacillus byunsanensis Yoon et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ISL-24 = CCUG 56754 = DSM 23507 = KCTC 13259.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ357159.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. byunsanensis, of or belonging to Byunsan, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), JUNG (Y.T.), LEE (K.C.), OH (H.W.) and OH (T.K.): Virgibacillus byunsanensis sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 291-295.
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Virgibacillus campisalis Lee et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IDS-20 = CCUG 59308 = KCTC 13727.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: GU586225.
Etymology: L. n. campus, field; L. gen. n. salis, of salt; N.L. gen. n. campisalis, of the field of salt.
Reference: LEE (S.Y.), KANG (C.H.), OH (T.K.) and YOON (J.H.): Virgibacillus campisalis sp. nov., from a marine solar saltern. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 347-351.
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Virgibacillus carmonensis Heyrman et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSM 14868 = JCM 16508 = LMG 20964.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ316302.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. carmonensis, of Carmona, referring to the mural paintings of the necropolis at Carmona, Spain, from where the strains were isolated.
Reference: HEYRMAN (J.), LOGAN (N.A.), BUSSE (H.J.), BALCAEN (A.), LEBBE (L.), RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ (M.), SWINGS (J.) and DE VOS (P.): Virgibacillus carmonensis sp. nov., Virgibacillus necropolis sp. nov. and Virgibacillus picturae sp. nov., three novel species isolated from deteriorated mural paintings, transfer of the species of the genus Salibacillus to Virgibacillus, as Virgibacillus marismortui comb. nov. and Virgibacillus salexigens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Virgibacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 501-511.
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Virgibacillus chiguensis Wang et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NTU-101 = BCRC 17637 = CGMCC 1.6496.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF101168.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. chiguensis, of chigu, a disused salt production field in southern Taiwan from where the strain in this study was isolated.
Reference: WANG (C.Y.), CHANG (C.C.), NG (C.C.), CHEN (T.W.) and SHYU (Y.T.): Virgibacillus chiguensis sp. nov., a novel halophilic bacterium isolated from Chigu, a previously commercial saltern located in southern Taiwan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 341-345.
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Virgibacillus dokdonensis Yoon et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSW-10 = DSM 16826 = KCTC 3933.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY822043.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. dokdonensis, pertaining to Dokdo, a Korean island located at the edge of the East Sea in Korea from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), LEE (S.Y.), LEE (M.H.) and OH (T.K.): Virgibacillus dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from a Korean island, Dokdo, located at the edge of the East Sea in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1833-1837.
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Virgibacillus halodenitrificans (Denariaz et al. 1989) Yoon et al. 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 49067 = DSM 10037 = JCM 12304 = LMG 9818 = NBRC 102361.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY543169.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus halodenitrificans Denariaz et al. 1989.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. part. adj. denitrificans (from N.L. v. denitrifico), denitrifying; N.L. part. adj. halodenitrificans, salt [-requiring] denitrifying.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), OH (T.K.) and PARK (Y.H.): Transfer of Bacillus halodenitrificans Denariaz et al. 1989 to the genus Virgibacillus as Virgibacillus halodenitrificans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2163-2167.
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Virgibacillus halophilus An et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 5B73C = IAM 15308 = JCM 21758 = KCTC 13935.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB243851.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
Reference: AN (S.Y.), ASAHARA (M.), GOTO (K.), KASAI (H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Virgibacillus halophilus sp. nov., spore-forming bacteria isolated from soil in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1607-1611.
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Virgibacillus kekensis Chen et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain YIM kkny16 = CGMCC 1.6298 = DSM 17056 = JCM 16510.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY121439.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. kekensis, pertaining to salt lake Keke in Qinghai Province, north-west China, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: CHEN (Y.G.), CUI (X.L.), FRITZE (D.), CHAI (L.H.), SCHUMANN (P.), WEN (M.L.), WANG (Y.X.), XU (L.H.) and JIANG (C.L.): Virgibacillus kekensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 647-653.
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Virgibacillus koreensis Lee et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BH30097 = JCM 12387 = KCTC 3823.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY616012.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: LEE (J.S.), LIM (J.M.), LEE (K.C.), LEE (J.C.), PARK (Y.H.) and KIM (C.J.): Virgibacillus koreensis sp. nov., a novel bacterium from a salt field, and transfer of Virgibacillus picturae to the genus Oceanobacillus as Oceanobacillus picturae comb. nov. with emended descriptions. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 251-257.
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Virgibacillus litoralis Chen et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JSM 089168 = DSM 21085 = KCTC 13228.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ425909.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the seashore.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 148. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2549-2554. [CHEN (Y.G.), LIU (Z.X.), PENG (D.J.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), WANG (Y.X.), TANG (S.K.), LI (W.J.), CUI (X.L.) and LIU (Y.Q.): Virgibacillus litoralis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from saline soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek., 2009, 96, 323-329.]
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Virgibacillus marismortui (Arahal et al. 1999) Heyrman et al. 2003, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 123 = ATCC 700626 = CECT 5066 = CIP 105609 = DSM 12325 = LMG 18992.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ009793.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus marismortui Arahal et al. 1999.
Other synonym: ¤ Salibacillus marismortui (Arahal et al. 1999) Arahal et al. 2000.
Etymology: L. gen. n. maris, of the sea; L. adj. mortuus, dead; N.L. gen. n. marismortui, of the Dead Sea.
Reference: HEYRMAN (J.), LOGAN (N.A.), BUSSE (H.J.), BALCAEN (A.), LEBBE (L.), RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ (M.), SWINGS (J.) and DE VOS (P.): Virgibacillus carmonensis sp. nov., Virgibacillus necropolis sp. nov. and Virgibacillus picturae sp. nov., three novel species isolated from deteriorated mural paintings, transfer of the species of the genus Salibacillus to Virgibacillus, as Virgibacillus marismortui comb. nov. and Virgibacillus salexigens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Virgibacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 501-511.
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Virgibacillus necropolis Heyrman et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSM 14866 = JCM 16509 = LMG 19488.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ315056.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. necropolis, of the necropolis, referring to the mural paintings of the necropolis of Carmona, Spain, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: HEYRMAN (J.), LOGAN (N.A.), BUSSE (H.J.), BALCAEN (A.), LEBBE (L.), RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ (M.), SWINGS (J.) and DE VOS (P.): Virgibacillus carmonensis sp. nov., Virgibacillus necropolis sp. nov. and Virgibacillus picturae sp. nov., three novel species isolated from deteriorated mural paintings, transfer of the species of the genus Salibacillus to Virgibacillus, as Virgibacillus marismortui comb. nov. and Virgibacillus salexigens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Virgibacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 501-511.
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Virgibacillus olivae Quesada et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain E₃₀8 = DSM 18098 = LMG 23503.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ139839.
Etymology: L. gen. n. olivae, of an olive, referring to the isolation of the first strains from olive processing waste-water.
Reference: QUESADA (T.), AGUILERA (M.), MORILLO (J.A.), RAMOS-CORMENZANA (A.) and MONTEOLIVA-SÁNCHEZ (M.): Virgibacillus olivae sp. nov., isolated from waste wash-water from processing of Spanish-style green olives. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 906-910.
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Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain B0018 = ATCC 14576 = CCUG 7424 = CFBP 4270 = CIP 51.24 = DSM 26 = HAMBI 476 = JCM 20334 = LMG 7129 = NBRC 102447 = NCIMB 8775 (formerly NCDO 1765) = NCTC 8162 = NRRL NRS-1321 = VKM B-507.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D16275.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus pantothenticus Proom and Knight 1950 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum pantothenticum, pantothenic acid; L. masc. suff. -icus, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. pantothenticus, relating to pantothenic acid.
Reference: HEYNDRICKX (M.), LEBBE (L.), KERSTERS (K.), DE VOS (P.), FORSYTH (G.) and LOGAN (N.A.): Virgibacillus: a new genus to accommodate Bacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950). Emended description of Virgibacillus pantothenticus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 99-106.
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Note: The transfer of Bacillus pantothenticus Proom and Knight 1950 (Approved Lists 1980) to the genus Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998, as Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998 is supported by the data provided by Wainø et al. 1999.
Reference: WAINØ (M.), TINDALL (B.J.), SCHUMANN (P.) and INGVORSEN (K.): Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 821-831.
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---> Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998 emend. Heyndrickx et al. 1999.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain B0018 = ATCC 14576 = CCUG 7424 = CFBP 4270 = CIP 51.24 = DSM 26 = HAMBI 476 = JCM 20334 = LMG 7129 = NCIMB 8775 (formerly NCDO 1765) = NCTC 8162 = NRRL NRS-1321 = VKM B-507.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D16275.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus pantothenticus Proom and Knight 1950 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum pantothenticum, pantothenic acid; L. masc. suff. -icus, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. pantothenticus, relating to pantothenic acid.
Reference: HEYNDRICKX (M.), LEBBE (L.), KERSTERS (K.), HOSTE (B.), DE WACHTER (R.), DE VOS (P.), FORSYTH (G.) and LOGAN (N.A.): Proposal of Virgibacillus proomii sp. nov. and emended description of Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol, 1999, 49, 1083-1090.
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Virgibacillus picturae Heyrman et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSM 14867 = KCTC 3821 = LMG 19492.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ315060.
Etymology: L. gen. n. picturae, pertaining or belonging to a painting.
Reference: HEYRMAN (J.), LOGAN (N.A.), BUSSE (H.J.), BALCAEN (A.), LEBBE (L.), RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ (M.), SWINGS (J.) and DE VOS (P.): Virgibacillus carmonensis sp. nov., Virgibacillus necropolis sp. nov. and Virgibacillus picturae sp. nov., three novel species isolated from deteriorated mural paintings, transfer of the species of the genus Salibacillus to Virgibacillus, as Virgibacillus marismortui comb. nov. and Virgibacillus salexigens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Virgibacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 501-511.
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---> ¤ Oceanobacillus picturae (Heyrman et al. 2003) Lee et al. 2006, comb. nov.

Virgibacillus proomii Heyndrickx et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BO413 = F 2737/77 = CIP 106304 = DSM 13055 = LMG 12370.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ012667.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. proomii, of Proom of Proom, referring to Harold Proom, the person who, with B.C.J.G. Knight, first isolated a member of this species and who described Bacillus pantothenticus.
Reference: HEYNDRICKX (M.), LEBBE (L.), KERSTERS (K.), HOSTE (B.), DE WACHTER (R.), DE VOS (P.), FORSYTH (G.) and LOGAN (N.A.): Proposal of Virgibacillus proomii sp. nov. and emended description of Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol, 1999, 49, 1083-1090.
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Virgibacillus salarius Hua et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SA-Vb1 = DSM 18441 = JCM 12946.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB197851.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. salarius, of or belonging to salt.
Reference: HUA (N.P.), HAMZA-CHAFFAI (A.), VREELAND (R.H.), ISODA (H.) and NAGANUMA (T.): Virgibacillus salarius sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a Saharan salt lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2409-2414.
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Virgibacillus salexigens (Garabito et al. 1997) Heyrman et al. 2003, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain C-20Mo = ATCC 700290 = CCM 4646 = CCUG 52350 = CIP 105608 = DSM 11483 = LMG 21520.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y11603.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus salexigens Garabito et al. 1997.
Other synonym: ¤ Salibacillus salexigens (Garabito et al. 1997) Wainø et al. 1999.
Etymology: L. n. sal salis, salt; L. v. exigere, to demand; N.L. part. adj. salexigens, salt demanding.
Reference: HEYRMAN (J.), LOGAN (N.A.), BUSSE (H.J.), BALCAEN (A.), LEBBE (L.), RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ (M.), SWINGS (J.) and DE VOS (P.): Virgibacillus carmonensis sp. nov., Virgibacillus necropolis sp. nov. and Virgibacillus picturae sp. nov., three novel species isolated from deteriorated mural paintings, transfer of the species of the genus Salibacillus to Virgibacillus, as Virgibacillus marismortui comb. nov. and Virgibacillus salexigens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Virgibacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 501-511.
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Virgibacillus salinus Carrasco et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain XH-22 = XH22 = CCM 7562 = CECT 7439 = DSM 21756.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FM205010.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. salinus, of or belonging to salt.
Reference: CARRASCO (I.J.), MÁRQUEZ (M.C.) and VENTOSA (A.): Virgibacillus salinus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from sediment of a saline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 3068-3073.
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Virgibacillus sediminis Chen et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain YIM kkny3 = CCTCC AA 207023 = DSM 19797 = KCTC 13193.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY121430.
Etymology: L. gen. n. sediminis, of sediment.
Reference: CHEN (Y.G.), CUI (X.L.), WANG (Y.X.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), TANG (S.K.), LI (W.J.), LIU (Z.X.), WEN (M.L.) and PENG (Q.): Virgibacillus sediminis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2058-2063.
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Virgibacillus siamensis Tanasupawat et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MS3-4 = JCM 15395 = TISTR 1957.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB365482.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. siamensis, of or belonging to Siam, the old name of Thailand, from where the first strain was isolated.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 139. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1011-1013. [TANASUPAWAT (S.), CHAMROENSAKSRI (N.), KUDO (T.) and ITOH (T.): Identification of moderately halophilic bacteria from Thai fermented fish (pla-ra) and proposal of Virgibacillus siamensis sp. nov. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2010, 56, 369-379.]
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Virgibacillus soli Kämpfer et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CC-YMP-6 = CCM 7714 = DSM 22952.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU213011.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), ARUN (A.B.), BUSSE (H.J.), LANGER (S.), YOUNG (C.C.), CHEN (W.M.), SYED (A.A.) and REKHA (P.D.): Virgibacillus soli sp. nov., isolated from mountain soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 275-280.
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Virgibacillus subterraneus Wang et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain H57B72 = CGMCC 1.7734 = DSM 22441.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ746573.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. subterraneus, underground, subterranean, indicating the source of isolation of the type strain.
Reference: WANG (X.), XUE (Y.) and 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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Virgibacillus xinjiangensis Jeon et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SL6-1 = DSM 19031 = KCTC 13128.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ664543.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. xinjiangensis, of or belonging to Xinjiang in China.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 133. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1009-1010 [JEON (C.O.), KIM (J.M.), PARK (D.J.), XU (L.H.), JIANG (C.L.) and KIM (C.J.): Virgibacillus xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from a Salt Lake of Xin-jiang Province in China. J. Microbiol., 2009, 47, 705-709.]
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