Species Bacillus curdlanolyticus

Name: Bacillus curdlanolyticus Kanzawa et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cur.dla.no.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. curdlanum, curdlan, a polysaccharide produced by bacteria; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. curdlanolyticus, hydrolyzing curdlan

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kur-dla-no-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51898; CIP 104575; DSM 10247; HSCC 491; IFO 15724; JCM 12163; LMG 18050; NBRC 15724; NRRL B-23243; YK9

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16S rRNA gene: AB073202 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kanzawa Y, Harada A, Takeuchi M, Yokota A, Harada T. Bacillus curdlanolyticus sp. nov. and Bacillus kobensis sp. nov., which hydrolyze resistant curdlan. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:515-521. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:881.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus (Kanzawa et al. 1995) Shida et al. 1997

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus (Kanzawa et al. 1995) Shida et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus curdlanolyticus 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kanzawa Y, Harada A, Takeuchi M, Yokota A, Harada T. Bacillus curdlanolyticus sp. nov. and Bacillus kobensis sp. nov., which hydrolyze resistant curdlan. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:515-521. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 773685

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Species Bacillus curdlanolyticus