Name: Amphibacillus xylanus Niimura et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xy.la’nus. N.L. masc. adj. xylanus, pertaining to xylan

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksy-LA-nus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51415; DSM 6626; Ep01; IFO 15112; JCM 7361; LMG 17667; NBRC 15112

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ496807 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Niimura Y, Koh E, Yanagida F, Suzuki KI, Komagata K, Kozaki M. Amphibacillus xylanus gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic sporeforming xylan-digesting bacterium which lacks cytochrome, quinone, and catalase. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:297-301. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990. Publication: Niimura Y, Koh E, Yanagida F, Suzuki KI, Komagata K, Kozaki M. Amphibacillus xylanus gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic sporeforming xylan-digesting bacterium which lacks cytochrome, quinone, and catalase. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:297-301. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 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 33 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990

Assigned by: Niimura Y, Koh E, Yanagida F, Suzuki KI, Komagata K, Kozaki M. Amphibacillus xylanus gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic sporeforming xylan-digesting bacterium which lacks cytochrome, quinone, and catalase. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:297-301. 🇯🇵

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/amphibacillus-xylanusCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 773180