Terrilactibacillus

Abstract Ter.ri.lac.ti.ba.cil'lus. L. fem. n. terra , of the earth; L. neut. n . lac (gen. lactis ), milk; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Terrilactibacillus, soil lactic acid rodlet. Terrilactibacillus is a genus in the family Bacillaceae . It currently comprises two species Terrilactibacillus laevilacticus and Terrilactibacillus tamarindi . Members of genus are distributed in soils and tree bark. This genus encompasses endospore‐forming rod‐shaped bacteria. Cells are Gram‐stain‐positive, facultatively anaerobic, and motile by means of peritrichous flagella. Colonies on glucose‐yeast‐peptone (GYP) agar plates were circular, convex, and ivory‐white. d ‐Lactic acid was produced homofermentatively from glucose. Growth at 20–45°C, pH 3.5–9.0, and 3–4% (w/v) NaCl. The cell wall peptidoglycan contained meso ‐diaminopimelic acid. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone with seven isoprene units (MK‐7). Major fatty acids were iso ‐C 16:0 , anteiso ‐C 15:0 , and anteiso ‐C 17:0 . The in silico DNA G + C content was 36.8–37.1 mol%. The type species of the genus is Terrilactibacillus laevilacticus Prasirtsak et al. 2016 VP . Originally isolated from soil. DNA G + C content (mol%) : 36.8–37.1 ( In silico ). Type species : Terrilactibacillus laevilacticus Prasirtsak et al. 2016. Taxonomic and Nomenclature Notes According to the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN), the taxonomic status of the genus Terrilactibacillus is: correct name (last update, February 2025) * . LPSN classification: Bacteria / Bacillati / Bacillota / Bacilli / Caryophanales / Bacillaceae / Terrilactibacillus The genus Terrilactibacillus can also be recovered in the Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) as g__Terrilactibacillus (version v220) ** . GTDB classification: d__Bacteria / p__Bacillota / c__Bacilli / o__Bacillales_K / f__Sporolactobacillaceae / g__Terrilactibacillus * Meier‐Kolthoff et al. ( 2022 ). Nucleic Acids Res , 50 , D801 – D807 ; DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab902 ** Parks et al. ( 2022 ). Nucleic Acids Res , 50 , D785 – D794 ; DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab776