Neobacillus

rdf:langString Neobacillus

rdf:langString Patel and Gupta 2020

rdf:langString *N. bataviensis *N. citreus *N. cucumis *N. drentensis *N. endophyticus *N. fumarioli *N. ginsengisoli *N. jeddahensis *N. mesonae *N. niacini *N. notoginsengisoli *N. novalis *N. paridis *N. piezotolerans *N. pocheonensis *N. rhizophilus *N. rhizosphaerae *N. sedimentimangrovi *N. soli *N. thermocopriae *N. vireti

rdf:langString Species

rdf:langString Neobacillus

rdf:langString Neobacillus is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria that show Gram-positive or Gram-variable staining. This genus belongs under the family Bacillaceae within the order Bacillales. The type species of Neobacillus is Neobacillus niacini. Members of this genus were previously part of the genus Bacillus. It has long been recognized that the genus Bacillus comprises a wide range of phylogenetically unrelated bacteria, demonstrated through multiple phylogenetic studies and comparative genome studies. Bacillus species were assigned based on vague criteria such as the ability to form endospores in the presence of oxygen, a criterion that many diverse, unrelated bacteria share. The result is a big genus comprising over 300 species with distinct biochemical characteristics that are not uniquely shared by all members, leaving no way to reliably distinguish Bacillus species from other bacteria. Subsequently, many studies have used phylogenetic analyses as a means to clarify the evolutionary relationships between Bacillus species, resulting in the establishment of many novel genera such as Virgibacillus, Solibacillus, Brevibacillus, and Ectobacillus. Additionally, Bacillus has been restricted to included only species closely related to Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. The name Neobacillus is pieced together using the prefix "neo-" (from the Greek adjective neos, translating to new) and the suffix "-bacillus" (from the Latin noun bacillus, referring to a small staff or rod and Bacillus, the bacterial genus). Together, the name translates to "new Bacillus".