Species Amphibacillus sediminis

Name: Amphibacillus sediminis An et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: se.di’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. sediminis, of a sediment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: am-p^hi-ba-KIL-lus se-DI-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 21624; IAM 15428; JCM 23213; KCTC 13120; MBIC 8269; NBRC 103570; Shu-P-Ggiii25-2

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16S rRNA gene: AB243866 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: An SY, Ishikawa S, Kasai H, Goto K, Yokota A. Amphibacillus sediminis sp. nov., an endospore-forming bacterium isolated from lake sediment in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2489-2492. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:313-314.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "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 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990

Assigned by: An SY, Ishikawa S, Kasai H, Goto K, Yokota A. Amphibacillus sediminis sp. nov., an endospore-forming bacterium isolated from lake sediment in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2489-2492. 🇯🇵

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