Species Bacillus cycloheptanicus

Name: Bacillus cycloheptanicus Deinhard et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cy.clo.hep.ta.ni.cus. Gr. masc. n. kyklos, circle; Gr. num. hepta, seven; N.L. masc. adj. cycloheptanicus, referring to the ω-cycloheptyl fatty acids

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49028; ATCC BAA-2; CIP 106133; DSM 4006; HAMBI 2074; IFO 15310; LMG 17941; NBRC 15310; SCH

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X52489 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Deinhard G, Saar J, Krischke W, Poralla K. Bacillus cycloheptanicus sp. nov., a new thermoacidophile containing ω-cycloheptane fatty acids. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 10:68-73.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Alicyclobacillus cycloheptanicus (Deinhard et al. 1988) Wisotzkey et al. 1992

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Alicyclobacillus cycloheptanicus (Deinhard et al. 1988) Wisotzkey et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus cycloheptanicus 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🙅 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: Deinhard G, Saar J, Krischke W, Poralla K. Bacillus cycloheptanicus sp. nov., a new thermoacidophile containing ω-cycloheptane fatty acids. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 10:68-73.

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Species Bacillus cycloheptanicus