Species Bacillus beringensis

Name: Bacillus beringensis Yu et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: be.ring.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. beringensis, of or belonging to Bering Sea, the geographical origin of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … be-rin͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: BR 35; CGMCC 1.9126; DSM 22571

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ889576 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yu Y, Li HR, Zeng YX, Chen B. Bacillus beringensis sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from the Bering Sea. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 99:551-557. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Robertmurraya beringensis (Yu et al. 2012) Gupta et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Robertmurraya beringensis (Yu et al. 2012) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Bacillus beringensis 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 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 2 times 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yu Y, Li HR, Zeng YX, Chen B. Bacillus beringensis sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from the Bering Sea. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 99:551-557. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 790171

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Species Bacillus beringensis