Name: Alteribacillus persepolensis (Amoozegar et al. 2009) Didari et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus persepolensis Amoozegar et al. 2009

Etymology: per.se.po.len’sis. L. masc. adj. persepolensis, related to the ancient city of Persepolis, in modern-day Iran

Pronunciation, gender: per-se-po-LEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCM 7595; DSM 21632; HS136; JCM 15720; LMG 25222

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FM244839 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Didari M, Amoozegar MA, Bagheri M, Schumann P, Sproer C, Sanchez-Porro C, Ventosa A. Alteribacillus bidgolensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from a hypersaline lake, and reclassification of Bacillus persepolensis as Alteribacillus persepolensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2691-2697.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:399-400.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus persepolensis Amoozegar et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 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: Alteribacillus Didari et al. 2012

Assigned by: Didari M, Amoozegar MA, Bagheri M, Schumann P, Sproer C, Sanchez-Porro C, Ventosa A. Alteribacillus bidgolensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from a hypersaline lake, and reclassification of Bacillus persepolensis as Alteribacillus persepolensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2691-2697.

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Record number: 790278