Name: Fictibacillus enclensis Dastager et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.clen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. enclensis, arbitrary name formed from NCL, the acronym for the National Chemical Laboratory, India, where taxonomic studies on this species were performed

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fik-ti-ba-KIL-lus en-KLEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 25142; NCIM 5458; NIO-1003

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF893461 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Dastager SG, Mawlankar R, Srinivasan K, Tang SK, Lee JC, Ramana VV, Shouche YS. Fictibacillus enclensis sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:461-469. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1455-1458.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03515 (N = 85).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Fictibacillus Glaeser et al. 2013

Assigned by: Dastager SG, Mawlankar R, Srinivasan K, Tang SK, Lee JC, Ramana VV, Shouche YS. Fictibacillus enclensis sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:461-469. 🇮🇳

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