Valid publication:
Nakamura LK. Taxonomic relationship of black-pigmented Bacillus subtilis strains and a proposal for Bacillus atrophaeus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:295-300.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Risk group:
1
Notes:
🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.18994 (N = 77).
😷 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, note = "PIIC". — 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 366 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Bacillussubtilis (Ehrenberg 1835) Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980).Publication:
Cohn F. Untersuchungen über Bakterien. In: Cohn F (eds), Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen 1 (Heft 2), 1872, Max Müller, Breslau, 1875, p. 127-224.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
🧍 Strain DSM 675 was previously named "Bacillus globigii" Migula 1900, "red strain" or "Bacillus niger" Migula 1900, or "Bacillus subtilis var. niger" (Migula 1900) Smith et al. 1946. Strain DSM 2277 was previously named "Bacillus globigii" Migula 1900.Publication:
Kleinman R, Whigham EA. Bacteria-immune system interactions. VIII. Modulation of human cytotoxic reactions by crude lipoteichoic acid extracts of Bacillus globigii. J Immunopharmacol 1983; 5:173-190.
🧍 The strains DSM 675 [= ATCC 9372 = CIP 77.18 = IFO (now NBRC) 13721 = NCIMB 8058 (formerly NCIB 8058; formerly NCDO 738)] and DSM 2277 [= ATCC 51189 = CIP 103406 = IAM 1633 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 8649 = NCTC 10073], used as bioindicators (DSM 675, hot-air sterilization control; DSM 2277, ethylene oxide sterilization control), previously allocated to Bacillus subtilis have been reclassified as Bacillus atrophaeus.Publication:
Fritze D, Pukall R. Reclassification of bioindicator strains Bacillus subtilis DSM 675 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 2277 as Bacillus atrophaeus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:35-37.
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Nakamura LK. Taxonomic relationship of black-pigmented Bacillus subtilis strains and a proposal for Bacillus atrophaeus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:295-300.
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