Name: Aeribacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Miñana-Galbis et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus pallidus Scholz et al. 1988

Etymology: pal’li.dus. L. masc. adj. pallidus, pale, referring to the pale colony colour

Pronunciation, gender: PAL-li-dus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51176; DSM 3670; H12; LMG 19006

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z26930 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Minana-Galbis D, Pinzon DL, Loren JG, Manresa A, Oliart-Ros RM. Reclassification of Geobacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Banat et al. 2004 as Aeribacillus pallidus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1600-1604.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2261-2262.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus pallidus Scholz et al. 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Geobacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Banat et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aeribacillus Miñana-Galbis et al. 2010. Publication: Minana-Galbis D, Pinzon DL, Loren JG, Manresa A, Oliart-Ros RM. Reclassification of Geobacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Banat et al. 2004 as Aeribacillus pallidus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1600-1604.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 52 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Aeribacillus Miñana-Galbis et al. 2010

Assigned by: Minana-Galbis D, Pinzon DL, Loren JG, Manresa A, Oliart-Ros RM. Reclassification of Geobacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Banat et al. 2004 as Aeribacillus pallidus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1600-1604.

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