
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.10038
Name	Bacillus okhensis Nowlan et al. 2006
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Nowlan et al. 2006
Preferred Name	Halalkalibacter okhensis
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.10038
Type Strain representative organism	Kh10-101^T (=JCM 13040 =ATCC BAA-1137)


Proper Form	Bacillus okhensis Nowlan et al. 2006
Nomenclatural History	The species Bacillus okhensis was originally described and validly published by Nowlan et al. 2006. In 2020, Patel and Gupta established Bacillus okhensis as the basonym of Alkalihalobacillus okhensis (Nowlan et al. 2006) Patel and Gupta 2020 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Bacillus okhensis Nowlan et al. 2006.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.10038.
Source File	10.1601/nm.10038.xml


This information was last reviewed on February 13, 2020.

References

Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003775 [PubMed].
Nowlan B, Dodia MS, Singh SP, Patel BK. Bacillus okhensis sp. nov., a halotolerant and alkalitolerant bacterium from an Indian saltpan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1073-1077. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63861-0 [PubMed].