Etymology:a.ci.di’ce.ler.L. neut. adj.acidum, an acid; from L. masc. adj.acidus, sour; L. masc. adj.celer, fast; N.L. masc. adj.acidiceler, fast growing in acid
Valid publication:
Peak KK, Duncan KE, Veguilla W, Luna VA, King DS, Heller L, Heberlein-Larson L, Reeves F, Cannons AC, Amuso P, et al.Bacillus acidiceler sp. nov., isolated from a forensic specimen, containing Bacillus anthracis pX02 genes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2031-2036. 🇺🇸
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2727-2728.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
❗ Bacillusacidiceler is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Bacillus.
😷 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.
🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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.
🧍 The noun acidum is a "N.L. n. (from L. adj. acidus -a -um), not a "L. n." as cited in the paper by Peak et al. 2007.Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷