Species Bacillus boroniphilus

Name: Bacillus boroniphilus Ahmed et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo.ro.ni’phi.lus. Chem. neut. n. boron, boron (B); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. boroniphilus, boron-loving

Pronunciation, gender: … bo-ro-NI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1204; DSM 17376; IAM 15287; JCM 21738; T-15Z

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB198719 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ahmed I, Yokota A, Fujiwara T. A novel highly boron tolerant bacterium, Bacillus boroniphilus sp. nov., isolated from soil, that requires boron for its growth. Extremophiles 2007; 11:217-224. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Mesobacillus boroniphilus (Ahmed et al. 2007) Patel and Gupta 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mesobacillus boroniphilus (Ahmed et al. 2007) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus boroniphilus 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 5 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: Ahmed I, Yokota A, Fujiwara T. A novel highly boron tolerant bacterium, Bacillus boroniphilus sp. nov., isolated from soil, that requires boron for its growth. Extremophiles 2007; 11:217-224. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 786083

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Species Bacillus boroniphilus