
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.9585
Name	Bacillus litoralis Yoon and Oh 2005
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Yoon and Oh 2005
Preferred Name	Metabacillus litoralis
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.9585
Type Strain representative organism	SW-211^T (=KCTC 3898 =DSM 16303)


Proper Form	Bacillus litoralis Yoon and Oh 2005
Nomenclatural History	The species Bacillus litoralis was originally described and validly published by Yoon and Oh 2005. In 2020, Patel and Gupta established Bacillus litoralis as the basonym of Metabacillus litoralis (Yoon and Oh 2005) Patel and Gupta 2020 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Bacillus litoralis Yoon and Oh 2005.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.9585.
Source File	10.1601/nm.9585.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].
Yoon JH, Oh TK. Bacillus litoralis sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1945-1948. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63332-0 [PubMed].