Species Bacillus cibi

Name: Bacillus cibi Yoon et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ci’bi. L. gen. masc. n. cibi, of food

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KI-bi, masculine

Type strain: DSM 16189; JG-30; KCTC 3880

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY550276 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Lee CH, Oh TK. Bacillus cibi sp. nov., isolated from jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:733-736. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Metabacillus indicus (Suresh et al. 2004) Patel and Gupta 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacillus indicus Suresh et al. 2004	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Metabacillus indicus (Suresh et al. 2004) Patel and Gupta 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Stropko et al. (2014), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Metabacillus indicus (Suresh et al. 2004) Patel and Gupta 2020. Publication: Stropko SJ, Pipes SE, Newman JD. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus cibi as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus indicus and emended description of Bacillus indicus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3804-3809. 🇺🇸
- ⏲ According to Stropko et al. (2014), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus indicus Suresh et al. 2004. Publication: Stropko SJ, Pipes SE, Newman JD. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus cibi as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus indicus and emended description of Bacillus indicus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3804-3809. 🇺🇸
- ❗ Bacillus cibi 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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03185 (N = 85).
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 9 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: Yoon JH, Lee CH, Oh TK. Bacillus cibi sp. nov., isolated from jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:733-736. 🇰🇷

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Species Bacillus cibi