<- M. Madhaiyan, Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ., Coimbatore, India; SC-N012. Until 2020 preserved as
Bacillus rhizosphaerae. Soil from the rhizosphere of sugar cane
Saccharum officinarum L. India, Coimbatore. Taxonomy/description (16265, 17417, 36569). Sequence accession no. 16S rRNA gene: FJ233848.
The strain was orgininally deposited as type strain of Bacillus rhizosphaerae, but identified as B. clausii by partial 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis at DSMZ. Published by Liu et al. 2019 as later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus clausii. ANI value between both genomes: 95.3%. Is now assigned to the genus Shouchella. (Medium 220 + 10 mg/L MnSO4, 28°C)
