title: Reclassification of Bacillus isronensisShivaji et al. 2009 as Solibacillus isronensis comb. nov. and emended description of genus Solibacillus Krishnamurthi et al. 2009.
abstract: An investigation into the taxonomic position of Bacillus isronensis MTCC 7902T revealed that the strain shares a common phylogenetic lineage with Solibacillus silvestris MTCC 10789T. It displays considerable overlap in phenotypic properties with the genus Solibacillus, including endospore shape and position, oxidase and catalase activities, presence of iso-C15 : 0, C16 : 1ω7c alcohol and iso-C17 : 1ω7c as major cellular fatty acids, A4α-type cell-wall peptidoglycan, polar lipids and menaquinone pattern. These features reinforce the findings of molecular phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene, gyrB gene and 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region sequences and, in line with the recommendations of Kämpfer et al. [Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 56 (2006), 781-786], provide justification for the transfer of Bacillus isronensis from the genus Bacillus to Solibacillus as Solibacillus isronensis comb. nov. The type strain is B3W22T ( = MTCC 7902T = DSM 21046T = JCM 13838T). An emended description of the genus Solibacillus is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Microbial Type Culture Collection & Gene Bank (MTCC), Institute of Microbial Technology,Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160 036,India.
authors.forename: Poonam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mual
authors.affiliation: Microbial Type Culture Collection & Gene Bank (MTCC), Institute of Microbial Technology,Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160 036,India.
authors.forename: Nitin Kumar
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Microbial Type Culture Collection & Gene Bank (MTCC), Institute of Microbial Technology,Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160 036,India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen,Inhoffenstrasse 7b, D-38124, Braunschweig,Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.affiliation: Microbial Type Culture Collection & Gene Bank (MTCC), Institute of Microbial Technology,Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160 036,India.
authors.forename: Srinivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthi
authors.affiliation: NCIM Resource Center, CSIR - National Chemical Laboratory,Pune 411 008, Maharashtra,India.
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dastager
authors.affiliation: Microbial Type Culture Collection & Gene Bank (MTCC), Institute of Microbial Technology,Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160 036,India.
authors.forename: Shanmugam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mayilraj
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000145:classification*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D058641:Planococcaceae / Q000145:classification*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2