Name: Alicyclobacillus herbarius Goto et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: her.ba’ri.us. L. masc. n. herbarius, herb, from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: her-BA-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: CP-1; DSM 13609; IAM 14883; JCM 21376; NBRC 100860; NRIC 477

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB042055 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Goto K, Matsubara H, Mochida K, Matsumura T, Hara Y, Niwa M, Yamasato K. Alicyclobacillus herbarius sp. nov., a novel bacterium containing omega-cycloheptane fatty acids, isolated from herbal tea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:109-113.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:293-295.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 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 7 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet herbarius is a neo-Latin masculine adjective not a Latin feminine (sic) adjective as cited in the paper by Goto et al., 2002. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Alicyclobacillus Wisotzkey et al. 1992

Assigned by: Goto K, Matsubara H, Mochida K, Matsumura T, Hara Y, Niwa M, Yamasato K. Alicyclobacillus herbarius sp. nov., a novel bacterium containing omega-cycloheptane fatty acids, isolated from herbal tea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:109-113.

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