Species Bacillus aurantiacus

Name: Bacillus aurantiacus Borsodi et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: au.ran.ti’a.cus. N.L. masc. adj. aurantiacus, goldish-orange coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus a͡u-ran-TI-a-kus, masculine

Type strain: CCM 7447; DSM 18675; K1-5; NCAIM B.002265

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ605773 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Borsodi AK, Marialigeti K, Szabo G, Palatinszky M, Pollak B, Keki Z, Kovacs AL, Schumann P, Toth EM. Bacillus aurantiacus sp. nov., an alkaliphilic and moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from Hungarian soda lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:845-851. 🇭🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Alteribacter aurantiacus (Borsodi et al. 2008) Gupta et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Alteribacter aurantiacus (Borsodi et al. 2008) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus aurantiacus 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 genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Borsodi AK, Marialigeti K, Szabo G, Palatinszky M, Pollak B, Keki Z, Kovacs AL, Schumann P, Toth EM. Bacillus aurantiacus sp. nov., an alkaliphilic and moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from Hungarian soda lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:845-851. 🇭🇺

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Species Bacillus aurantiacus