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Name: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Ba.cil’lus. L. masc. n. Bacillus, a small staff, a wand, a rod
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Bacill-), ba-KIL-lus
Type species: Bacillus subtilis (Ehrenberg 1835) Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Cohn F. Untersuchungen über Bakterien. In: Cohn F (eds), Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen 1 (Heft 2), 1872, Max Müller, Breslau, 1875, p. 127-224.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Maribacillus" Liu et al. 2019 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
| "Quasibacillus" Verma et al. 2017 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
| Niallia Gupta et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Weizmannia Gupta et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 118
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 437
Total number of child taxa: 663
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Bacillus abyssalis You et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus acanthi Ma et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus acetoethylicus" Sorokin 1952 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus acidiceler Peak et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus acidicola Albert et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus acidinfaciens Sun et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus acidiproducens Jung et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus aciditolerans Ding et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus acidiurici" Liebert 1909 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus acidocaldarius Darland and Brock 1971 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus acidophilus" Moro 1900 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus acidopullulyticus" Schulein and Hojer-Pedersen 1984 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus acidoterrestris Deinhard et al. 1988 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus acnes" Gilchrist 1900 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus aegyptius" Trevisan 1889 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus aeolius" Gugliandolo et al. 2003 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus aequororis" Singh et al. 2014 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus aerius" Shivaji et al. 2006 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus aerolatus" Chen et al. 2020 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus aerophilus" Shivaji et al. 2006 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus aestuarii" Li et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus agaradhaerens Nielsen et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus agglomerans" Beijerinck 1888 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus agri (ex Laubach and Rice 1916) Nakamura 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus aidingensis Xue et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus akibai Nogi et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus albus Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus alcaliphilum" Sultanpuram et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus alcalophilus Vedder 1934 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus algeriensis" Bendjama et al. 2014 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus algicola Ivanova et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus alginolyticus Nakamura 1987 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus alkalicellulosilyticus Liu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus alkalicola Zhai et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus alkalidiazotrophicus Sorokin et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus alkalilacus Singh et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus alkalinitrilicus Sorokin et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus alkalisediminis Borsodi et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus alkalisoli" Liu et al. 2019 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus alkalitelluris Lee et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus alkalitolerans Liu et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus altaicus" Shikov et al. 2025 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus altitudinis Shivaji et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus alveayuensis Bae et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus alvei Cheshire and Cheyne 1885 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (ex Fukomoto 1943) Priest et al. 1987 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus amylolyticus (ex Choukévitch 1911) Nakamura 1984 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus andreesenii Kosowski et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus andreraoultii" Traore et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus aneurinilyticus corrig. (ex Kimura and Aoyama 1952) Shida et al. 1994 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus aneurinolyticus (ex Kimura and Aoyama 1952) Shida et al. 1994 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus anthracis Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus antri Rao et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus apiarius" Katznelson 1955 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus aquatilis" Frankland and Frankland 1889 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus aquiflavi Xie et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus aquimaris Yoon et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus arachidis Chen et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus arbutinivorans" Xie et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus arenosi Heyrman et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus arseniciselenatis corrig. Switzer Blum et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus arsenicoselenatis Switzer Blum et al. 2001 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus arsenicus Shivaji et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus arvi Heyrman et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus aryabhattai Shivaji et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus asahii Yumoto et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus atrophaeus Nakamura 1989 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus atrosepticus" van Hall 1902 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus aurantiacus Borsodi et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus australimaris Liu et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus axarquiensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus ayatagriensis" Das et al. 2025 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus azotofixans Seldin et al. 1984 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus azotoformans (ex Pichinoty et al. 1976) Pichinoty et al. 1983 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus badius Batchelor 1919 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus baekryungensis" Ivanova et al. 2004 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus barbaricus Täubel et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus basilensis Muigg et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus bataviensis Heyrman et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus beijingensis Qiu et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus benzoevorans Pichinoty et al. 1987 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus beringensis Yu et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus berkeleyi Nedashkovskaya et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus beveridgei Baesman et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus biazoteus" Kellerman et al. 1913 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus bifermentans" Weinberg and Séguin 1918 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus bifidus" Tissier 1900 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus bingmayongensis" Liu et al. 2014 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus bogoriensis Vargas et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus borbori" Wang et al. 2013 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus boroniphilus Ahmed et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus borstelensis (ex Porter 1940) Shida et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus botulinus" van Ermengem 1896 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus brevis Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus bronchisepticus" Ferry 1912 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus bruguierae Liu et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus buchneri" Henneberg 1903 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus butanolivorans Kuisiene et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus cabrialesii De los Santos Villalobos et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus caccae" Pham et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus cadaveris" Klein 1899 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus caeni Mo et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus caldovelox" Heinen and Heinen 1972 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus camelliae Niu et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus campestris" Pammel 1895 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus campisalis Kumar et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus canaveralius Newcombe et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus capillosus" Tissier 1908 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus capparidis Wang et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus carboniphilus Fujita et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus carnis" Klein 1904 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus carotovorus" Jones 1901 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus cartilaginosus" Krassilnikov 1949 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus caseinilyticus Vishnuvardhan Reddy et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus catenulatus Sultanpuram et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus cavernae Feng et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus cecembensis Reddy et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus cellaseus" Kellerman et al. 1913 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus cellulasensis" Mawlankar et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus cellulosilyticus Nogi et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus centrosporus (ex Ford 1916) Nakamura 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus cereus Frankland and Frankland 1887 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus chagannorensis Carrasco et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus changyiensis Xiao et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus cheonanensis" Kim et al. 2014 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus chitinolyticus Kuroshima et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus chlororaphis" Guignard and Sauvageau 1894 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus choleraesuis" Smith 1894 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus chondroitinus Nakamura 1987 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus chorinei" Hauduroy et al. 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus choshinensis Takagi et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus christiei" (Chorine 1929) Hauduroy et al. 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus chungangensis Cho et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus cibi Yoon et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus ciccensis Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus cihuensis" Liu et al. 2014 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus circulans Jordan 1890 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus citri" Boboye et al. 2012 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus clarkii Nielsen et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus clarus" Méndez Acevedo et al. 2020 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus cloacae" Jordan 1890 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus coagulans Hammer 1915 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus coahuilensis Cerritos et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus cochlearius" Douglas et al. 1919 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus cohnii Spanka and Fritze 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus coli" Migula 1895 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus composti Yang et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus coniferum" Petersen et al. 1995 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus coreaensis" Chi et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus crassostreae Chen et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus crescens Shivani et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus cucumis Kämpfer et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus cuenoti" Mercier 1906 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus curdlanolyticus Kanzawa et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus cycloheptanicus Deinhard et al. 1988 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus cypripedii" Hori 1911 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus cytotoxicus Guinebretière et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus dabaoshanensis" Cui et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus dafuensis Zheng et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus dakarensis" Sarr et al. 2020 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Bacillus dakarensis" Senghor et al. 2017 | not validly published | synonym |
| Bacillus daliensis Zhai et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus daqingensis Wang et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus decisifrondis Zhang et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus decolorationis (Heyrman et al. 2003) Heyrman et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus delbruecki" Leichmann 1896 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus depressus Wei et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus deramificans" Modderman and Foley 1995 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus deserti Zhang et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus devorans" Zimmermann 1890 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus dicomae Makuwa et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus dielmoensis Lo et al. 2021 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus dielmonensis corrig. Lo et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus difficilis" Hall and O'Toole 1935 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus diphtheriae" Kruse 1886 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus dipsosauri Lawson et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus drentensis Heyrman et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus dysentericus" Shiga 1897 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus ectoiniformans Zhu et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus edaphicus Shelobolina et al. 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus ehimensis Kuroshima et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus eiseniae Hong et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus encimensis Dastager et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus enclensis Dastager et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus endolithicus Parag et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus endophyticus Reva et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus endoradicis Zhang et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus endozanthoxylicus Ma et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus enteritidis" Gaertner 1888 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus equuli" van Straaten 1918 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus ermolarvae" Hauduroy et al. 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus fallax" Weinberg and Séguin 1915 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus farraginis Scheldeman et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus fastidiosus den Dooren de Jong 1929 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus felsineus" Carbone and Tombolato 1917 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus fengqiuensis Zhao et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus fermenti Hirota et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus ferrooxidans" Zhou et al. 2018 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus filamentosus Sonalkar et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus firmus Bredemann and Werner 1933 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus flavigena" Kellerman and McBeth 1912 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus flavocaldarius" Suzuki et al. 1987 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus flavothermus" Heinen et al. 1982 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus flexus (ex Batchelor 1919) Priest et al. 1989 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus fonticola" Sun et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus foraminis Tiago et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus fordii Scheldeman et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus formosensis Lin et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus formosus (ex Porter 1940) Shida et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus fortis Scheldeman et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus fragilis" Veillon and Zuber 1898 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus frigoritolerans (Delaporte and Sasson 1967) Liu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus fructosus" Ueda et al. 1967 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus fulminans" Hauduroy et al. 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus fumarioli Logan et al. 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus fungorum Liu et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus funiculus Ajithkumar et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus furcosus" Veillon and Zuber 1898 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus fusiformis (ex Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Priest et al. 1989 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus gaemokensis Jung et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus galactophilus Takagi et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus galactosidilyticus Heyndrickx et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus galliciensis Balcázar et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus gelatini De Clerck et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus gelidus" Kellerman et al. 1913 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus geniculatus" Wright 1895 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus gibsonii Nielsen et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus ginsengi Qiu et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus ginsengihumi Ten et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus ginsengisoli Nguyen et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus glennii Seuylemezian et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus globisporus Larkin and Stokes 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus glucanolyticus Alexander and Priest 1989 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus glutinosus" Hauduroy et al. 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus glycinifermentans Kim et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus gobiensis Liu et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus gonidiaformans" Tunnicliff and Jackson 1925 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus gordonae Pichinoty et al. 1987 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus gossypii Kämpfer et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus gottheilii Seiler et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus graminis Bibi et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus hackensackii" Hong et al. 2003 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus haikouensis" Li et al. 2014 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus haimaensis" Wang et al. 2025 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus halmapalus Nielsen et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus haloalkaliphilus Fritze 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus halochares Pappa et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus halodenitrificans Denariaz et al. 1989 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus halodurans (ex Boyer et al. 1973) Nielsen et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus halophilus Ventosa et al. 1990 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus halosaccharovorans Mehrshad et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus halotolerans (Delaporte and Sasson 1967) Tindall 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus halotolerans" (Delaporte and Sasson 1967) Ben-Gad and Gerchman 2017 | not validly published | synonym |
| Bacillus haynesii Dunlap et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus hemicellulosilyticus Nogi et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus hemicentroti Chen et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus hemolyticus" Hall 1929 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus herbersteinensis Wieser et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus hisashii Nishida et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus histolyticus" Weinberg and Séguin 1916 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus hoagii" Morse 1912 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus hominis Tohya et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus horikoshii Nielsen et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus horneckiae Vaishampayan et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus horti Yumoto et al. 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus huizhouensis Li et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus humi Heyrman et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus hunanensis Chen et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP, belated name | synonym |
| Bacillus hwajinpoensis Yoon et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus hydrophilus" Chester 1901 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus idriensis Ko et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus inaquosorum (Rooney et al. 2009) Dunlap et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus inconstans" Ornstein 1920 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus indicus Suresh et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus indigoferus" Voges 1893 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus infantis Ko et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus infernus Boone et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus insolitus Larkin and Stokes 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus invictae Branquinho et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus iocasae Wang et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus iranensis Bagheri et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus irregularis" Choukévitch 1911 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus isabeliae Albuquerque et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus isronensis Shivaji et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus jeddahensis Bittar et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus jeotgali Yoon et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus jepli Schultz et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus kalamii Schultz et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus kandeliae Liu et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus kaustophilus (ex Prickett 1928) Priest et al. 1989 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus kexueae Sun et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus kiskunsagensis Borsodi et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus kobensis Kanzawa et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus kochii Seiler et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus kokeshiiformis Poudel et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus koreensis Lim et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus korlensis Zhang et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus kribbensis Lim et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus krulwichiae Yumoto et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus kwashiorkori" Seck et al. 2018 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus kyonggiensis" Dong and Lee 2011 | not validly published | synonym |
| Bacillus lacisalsi Dong et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus lacunatus" Eyre 1900 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus lacus Singh et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus laevolacticus (ex Nakayama and Yanoshi 1967) Andersch et al. 1994 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus larvae White 1906 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus laterosporus Laubach 1916 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus lautus (ex Batchelor 1919) Nakamura 1984 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus leichmanni" Henneberg 1903 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus lentimorbus Dutky 1940 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus lentus Gibson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus leprae" Hansen 1880 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus licheniformis (Weigmann 1898) Chester 1901 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus ligniniphilus Zhu et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus lindianensis Dou et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus litoralis Yoon and Oh 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus litorisediminis Tang et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus lividus" Eisenberg 1891 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus locisalis Márquez et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus loiseleuriae Liu et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus lonarensis Reddy et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus longisporus" Delaporte 1972 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus luciferensis Logan et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus lumedeiriae" Costa et al. 2024 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus luteolus Shi et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus luteus Subhash et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus luti Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus lycopersici Lin et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus lymphophilus" Torrey 1916 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus macauensis Zhang et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus macerans Schardinger 1905 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus macquariensis Marshall and Ohye 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus macroides" Bennett and Canale-Parola 1965 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus macyae Santini et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus malacitensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus malenominatus" Weinberg et al. 1937 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus malikii Abbas et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus mallei" Zopf 1885 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus mangrovi Gupta et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus manliponensis Jung et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus mannanilyticus Nogi et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus manusensis Sun et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus marasmi" Sarr et al. 2021 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Bacillus marasmi" Pham et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus marcorestinctum" Han et al. 2010 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus marinisedimentorum Guo et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus marinus (Rüger and Richter 1979) Rüger 1983 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus marisflavi Yoon et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus marismortui Arahal et al. 1999 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus maritimus Pal et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus marmarensis Denizci et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus maroccanus" Delaporte and Sasson 1967 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus marseilloanorexicus" Pfleiderer et al. 2013 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus massiliensis Glazunova et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus massiliglaciei" Afouda et al. 2017 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Bacillus massiliglaciei" Cadoret et al. 2017 | not validly published | synonym |
| Bacillus massiliigabonensis corrig. Sarr et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus massiliigorillae corrig. Keita et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus massilinigeriensis" Cadoret et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus massilioalgeriensis" corrig. Bendjama et al. 2014 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus massilioanorexius" Mishra et al. 2013 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus massiliogabonensis Sarr et al. 2021 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Bacillus massiliogabonensis" Mourembou et al. 2017 | not validly published | synonym |
| Bacillus massiliogorillae Keita et al. 2023 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus massiliosenegalensis Ramasamy et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus mediterraneensis" Cadoret et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus mediterraneensis" Alou et al. 2016 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Bacillus medusa" Delaporte 1969 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus megaterium de Bary 1884 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus mesonae Liu et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus mesophilum" Manickam et al. 2014 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus mesophilus Zhou et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus methanolicus Arfman et al. 1992 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus methylotrophicus Madhaiyan et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus methyltrophicus" Kalai-Grami et al. 2014 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus mexicanus de los Santos Villalobos et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus migulanus Takagi et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus milletiae" Kawakami and Yoshida 1920 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus miscanthi Shin et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus mobilis Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus mojavensis Roberts et al. 1994 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus moniliforme" Repaci 1910 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus morgani" Winslow et al. 1919 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus mortiferus" Harris 1901 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus mucilaginosus Avakyan et al. 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus multifaciens Luo et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus multiformis" Distaso 1911 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus muralis Heyrman et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus murimartini Borchert et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus mycoides Flügge 1886 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus naganoensis Tomimura et al. 1990 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus nakamurai Dunlap et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus nanhaiensis Chen et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus nanhaiisediminis Zhang et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus naphthovorans" Zhuang et al. 2002 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus natronophilus Menes et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus naviformis" Jungano 1909 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus ndiopicus Lo et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus nealsonii Venkateswaran et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus necrogenes" Weinberg et al. 1937 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus necrophorus" Flügge 1886 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus necroticus" Hauduroy et al. 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus neidei Nakamura et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus neizhouensis Chen et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus nematocida" Huang et al. 2005 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus niabensis Kwon et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus niacini Nagel and Andreesen 1991 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus niameyensis" Tidjani Alou et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus nitratireducens Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus nitroreducens" Guo et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus norwichensis Pallen 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus norwichensis" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | synonym |
| Bacillus notoginsengisoli Zhang et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus novalis Heyrman et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus novyi" Migula 1900 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus obstructivus" Tetz and Tetz 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus oceani Song et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus oceani" Liu et al. 2013 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus oceanicus" Wang et al. 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus oceanisediminis Zhang et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus odysseyi La Duc et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus okhensis Nowlan et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus okuhidensis Li et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus oleivorans Azmatunnisa et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus oleronius Kuhnigk et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus oligonitrophilus" Krassilnikov 1949 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus ontarioni" (Chorine 1929) Hauduroy et al. 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus onubensis Dominguez-Moñino et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus oryzaecorticis Hong et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus oryzicola" Chung et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus oryzisoli Zhang et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus oryziterrae Bao et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus oxytocus" Flügge 1886 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus ozaenae" Abel 1893 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus pabuli (ex Schieblich 1923) Nakamura 1984 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pacificus Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus pacificus" Delaporte 1967 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus pakistanensis Roohi et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pallidus Scholz et al. 1988 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pallidus Zhou et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, later homonym | synonym |
| Bacillus panacisoli Choi and Cha 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus panaciterrae Ten et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pantothenticus Proom and Knight 1950 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus parabrevis Takagi et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus paraflexus Chandna et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus paralicheniformis Dunlap et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus paramobilis Tohya et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus paramycoides Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus paranthracis Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus parapertussis" Eldering and Kendrick 1938 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus paraputrificus" Bienstock 1906 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus pasinlerensis Baltaci et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pasteurii (Miquel 1889) Chester 1898 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus patagoniensis Olivera et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus peoriae Montefusco et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus perfringens" Veillon and Zuber 1898 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus persepolensis Amoozegar et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus persicus Didari et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pervagus Kosowski et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus pfraonensis" Deng et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus phocaeensis Cadoret et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus pichinotyi" Seiler et al. 2012 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus piezotolerans Yu et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pinisoli Huang et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus piscicola Daroonpunt et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus piscis" Lee et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pocheonensis Ten et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus polyfermenticus" Lee et al. 2001 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus polygoni Aino et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus polymachus Nguyen and Kim 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus polymyxa (Prazmowski 1880) Macé 1889 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus popilliae Dutky 1940 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus populi Liu et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus praedii Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus pretiosus" Robas Mora et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus proteolyticus Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus pseudalcaliphilus corrig. Nielsen et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pseudalcalophilus Nielsen et al. 1995 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus pseudofirmus Nielsen et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus pseudoflexus" Chandna et al. 2016 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Bacillus pseudomallei" Whitmore 1913 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus pseudomycoides Nakamura 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus pseudotuberculosis" Buchanan 1911 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus pseudotuberkulosis" Pfeiffer 1889 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus psychrodurans Abd El-Rahman et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus psychrophilus (ex Larkin and Stokes 1967) Nakamura 1984 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus psychrosaccharolyticus (ex Larkin and Stokes 1967) Priest et al. 1989 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus psychrotolerans Abd El-Rahman et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pulvifaciens (ex Katznelson 1950) Nakamura 1984 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus pumilus Meyer and Gottheil 1901 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus punctatus" Zimmermann 1890 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus purgationiresistans Vaz-Moreira et al. 2012 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus purgationiresistens corrig. Vaz-Moreira et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus putidus" Trevisan 1889 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus putredinis" Weinberg et al. 1937 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus putrefaciens" McBryde 1911 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus pycnus Nakamura et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus pyogenes" Glage 1903 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus pyraustaearoseae" Hauduroy et al. 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus qingdaonensis Wang et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus qingshengii Xi et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus racemilacticus" Nakayama and Yanoshi 1967 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus radicibacter" Wei et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus radiobacter" Beijerinck and van Delden 1902 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus ramosus" Veillon and Zuber 1898 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus reuszeri Shida et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus rhizoplanae Kämpfer et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus rigiliprofundi Sylvan et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus rigui Baik et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus ruber" Cohn 1872 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus rubiinfantis" Tidjiani Alou et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus rubropertinctus" Hefferan 1904 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus rugosus" Bhattacharya et al. 2020 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus ruris Heyndrickx et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus safensis Satomi et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus saganii Seuylemezian et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus salacetis Daroonpunt et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus salarius Lim et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus salexigens Garabito et al. 1997 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus salidurans Son et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus salinus Kang et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus salipaludis" Xue et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus saliphilus Romano et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus salis Seck et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus salitolerans Zhang et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus salmalaya" Ismail and Dadrasnia 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus salsus Amoozegar et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus sanguinis Tohya et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus scatologenes" Weinberg and Ginsbourg 1927 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus schlegelii Schenk and Aragno 1981 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus schottmulleri" Winslow et al. 1919 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus sediminis Yu et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus selenatarsenatis Yamamura et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus selenitireducens Switzer Blum et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus senegalensis" Pfleiderer et al. 2013 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus seohaeanensis Lee et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus septicus" Macé 1889 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus shacheensis Lei et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus shackletonii Logan et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus shihchuchen" Cheng et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus shivajii Kumar et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus siamensis Sumpavapol et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus silvestris Rheims et al. 1999 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus similibadius" Delaporte 1972 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus simplex (ex Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Priest et al. 1989 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus sinesaloumensis Sarr et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus sinesaloumensis" Senghor et al. 2017 | not validly published | synonym |
| Bacillus siralis Pettersson et al. 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus skobelzynei" Hauduroy et al. 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus smegmatis" Trevisan 1889 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus smithii Nakamura et al. 1988 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus solanacearum" Smith 1896 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus solani Liu et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus soli Heyrman et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus solimangrovi Lee et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus solisalsi Liu et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus solisilvae Pan et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus solitudinis" Liu et al. 2019 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus songklensis Kang et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus sonorensis Palmisano et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus sordellii" Hall and Scott 1927 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus sphaericus Meyer and Neide 1904 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus sphenoides" Douglas et al. 1919 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus spizizenii (Nakamura et al. 1999) Dunlap et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus spongiae Lee et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus sporogenes" Metchnikoff 1908 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus sporothermodurans Pettersson et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus stamsii Müller et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus stearothermophilus Donk 1920 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus stercoris (Adelskov and Patel 2017) Dunlap et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus stratosphericus" Shivaji et al. 2006 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus suaedae Lei et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus suaedae Xu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, later homonym | synonym |
| Bacillus suaedaesalsae Xu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus subterminalis" Hall and Whitehead 1927 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus subterraneus Kanso et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus subtilis (Ehrenberg 1835) Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus swezeyi Dunlap et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus taeanensis Lim et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus taiwanensis Liu et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus tamaricis Zhang et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus taxi Tuo et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus telluris" Guo et al. 2020 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus tepidiphilus Narsing Rao et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus tequilensis Gatson et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus terrae Díez-Méndez et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus tertius" Henry 1917 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus testis" Cimmino et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus tetani" Flügge 1886 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus thaonhiae" Van Pham and Kim 2014 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Bacillus thaonhiensis" Van Pham and Kim 2014 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus thermantarcticus corrig. Nicolaus et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus thermoaerophilus Meier-Stauffer et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus thermoalkalophilus" Boone et al. 1995 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus thermoamylovorans Combet-Blanc et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus thermoantarcticus Nicolaus et al. 2002 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus thermocatenulatus Golovacheva et al. 1991 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus thermocloacae corrig. Demharter and Hensel 1989 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus thermocloaceae Demharter and Hensel 1989 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus thermocopriae Han et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus thermodenitrificans (ex Klaushofer and Hollaus 1970) Manachini et al. 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus thermoglucosidasius Suzuki 1984 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus thermolactis Coorevits et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus thermoleovorans Zarilla and Perry 1988 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus thermophilum" Tang et al. 2014 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus thermophilus Yang et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus thermoproteolyticus" Endo 1962 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus thermoruber (ex Guicciardi et al. 1968) Manachini et al. 1985 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus thermosphaericus Andersson et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus thermoterrestris" Chachkhiani et al. 2004 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus thermotolerans Yang et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus thermozeamaize" Banat et al. 2004 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus thetaiotaomicron" Distaso 1912 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus thiaminolyticus (ex Kuno 1951) Nakamura 1990 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus thioparans corrig. Pérez-Ibarra et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus thioparus Pérez-Ibarra et al. 2007 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus tianmuensis" Wen et al. 2009 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus tianshenii Jiang et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus timonensis" Kokcha et al. 2012 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Bacillus tortuosus" Debono 1912 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus toyonensis Jiménez et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus tracheiphilus" Smith 1895 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus tropicus Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus trypoxylicola Aizawa et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus tuaregi" Cadoret et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus tusciae Bonjour and Aragno 1985 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus typhi" Schroeter 1886 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus typhimurium" Loeffler 1892 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus urbisdiaboli Liu et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus urumqiensis Zhang et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus validus (ex Bredemann and Heigener 1935) Nakamura 1984 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus vallismortis Roberts et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus vanillea" Chen et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus vedderi Agnew et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus velezensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus ventriosus" Tissier 1908 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Bacillus vietnamensis Noguchi et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus vini Ma et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus vireti Heyrman et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus vulcani Caccamo et al. 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus wakoensis Nogi et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus weihaiensis" Zhu et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus weihenstephanensis Lechner et al. 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus wiedmannii Miller et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus wudalianchiensis Liu et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus wuyishanensis Liu et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Bacillus xerosis" Lehmann and Neumann 1896 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Bacillus xerothermodurans" Bond and Favero 1977 | not validly published | synonym |
| Bacillus xiamenensis Lai et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus xiaoxiensis Chen et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus xiapuensis Liu et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus yapensis Xu et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus yunxiaonensis Liu et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacillus zanthoxyli" Li et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Bacillus zeae Kämpfer et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Bacillus zhangzhouensis Liu et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Bacillus zhanjiangensis Chen et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
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Record number: 515217