Name: Amphibacillus tropicus Zhilina et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tro’pi.cus. L. masc. adj. tropicus, tropical, an organism isolated from a tropical lake

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: am-p^hi-ba-KIL-lus TRO-pi-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 13870; UNIQEM 212; Z-7792

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF418602 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zhilina TN, Garnova ES, Turova TP, Kostrikina NA, Zavarzin GA. [Amphibacillus fermentum sp. nov., Amphibacillus tropicus sp. nov.--new alkaliphilic, facultatively anaerobic, saccharolytic Bacilli from Lake Magadi]. Mikrobiologiia 2001; 70:825-837. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 85. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:685-690.

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 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 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 In Validation List no. 85, the acronym of the Unique and Extremophilic Microorganisms (Collection of Unique Microbial Cultures, Russian Academy of Sciences) is cited as Uniqem. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 85. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:685-690.

Parent taxon: Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990

Assigned by: Zhilina TN, Garnova ES, Turova TP, Kostrikina NA, Zavarzin GA. [Amphibacillus fermentum sp. nov., Amphibacillus tropicus sp. nov.--new alkaliphilic, facultatively anaerobic, saccharolytic Bacilli from Lake Magadi]. Mikrobiologiia 2001; 70:825-837. 🇷🇺

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