Species Bacillus alginolyticus

Name: Bacillus alginolyticus Nakamura 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.gi.no.ly.ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum alginicum, alginic acid; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. alginolyticus, alginic acid dissolving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51185; CFBP 4264; CIP 103122; DSM 5050; HSCC 175; IFO 15375; JCM 9068; LMG 18039; NBRC 15375; NCIB 12517; NCIMB 12517; NRRL NRS-1347

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16S rRNA gene: AB073362 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nakamura LK. Bacillus alginolyticus sp. nov. and Bacillus chondroitinus sp. nov., two alginate-degrading species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:284-286.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Paenibacillus alginolyticus (Nakamura 1987) Shida et al. 1997

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Paenibacillus alginolyticus (Nakamura 1987) Shida et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus alginolyticus 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nakamura LK. Bacillus alginolyticus sp. nov. and Bacillus chondroitinus sp. nov., two alginate-degrading species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:284-286.

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Species Bacillus alginolyticus