Name: Alicyclobacillus pomorum Goto et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.mo’rum. L. neut. n. pomum, fruit; L. gen. neut. pl. n. pomorum, of fruits

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 3A; DSM 14955; IAM 14988; JCM 21459; NBRC 100861

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB089840 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Goto K, Mochida K, Asahara M, Suzuki M, Kasai H, Yokota A. Alicyclobacillus pomorum sp. nov., a novel thermo-acidophilic, endospore-forming bacterium that does not possess omega-alicyclic fatty acids, and emended description of the genus Alicyclobacillus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1537-1544. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Paenalicyclobacillus pomorum" (Goto et al. 2003) Sinninghe Damsté et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• 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 6 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. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Alicyclobacillus Wisotzkey et al. 1992

Assigned by: Goto K, Mochida K, Asahara M, Suzuki M, Kasai H, Yokota A. Alicyclobacillus pomorum sp. nov., a novel thermo-acidophilic, endospore-forming bacterium that does not possess omega-alicyclic fatty acids, and emended description of the genus Alicyclobacillus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1537-1544. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 773055