Species Bacillus butanolivorans

Name: Bacillus butanolivorans Kuisiene et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bu.ta.no.li’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. butanol, butanol; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, consuming; N.L. masc. part. adj. butanolivorans, butanol-consuming

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus bu-ta-no-LI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18926; K9; LMG 23974

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16S rRNA gene: EF206294 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kuisiene N, Raugalas J, Sproer C, Kroppenstedt RM, Chitavichius D. Bacillus butanolivorans sp. nov., a species with industrial application for the remediation of n-butanol. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:505-509. 🇱🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1058-1059.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Peribacillus butanolivorans (Kuisiene et al. 2008) Patel and Gupta 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Peribacillus butanolivorans (Kuisiene et al. 2008) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus butanolivorans 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 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.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kuisiene N, Raugalas J, Sproer C, Kroppenstedt RM, Chitavichius D. Bacillus butanolivorans sp. nov., a species with industrial application for the remediation of n-butanol. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:505-509. 🇱🇹

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Species Bacillus butanolivorans