Species ***Bacillus* *dicomae***

Name: Bacillus dicomae Makuwa et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: di.co’mae. N.L. gen. fem. n. dicomae, of the plant genus Dicoma, the species was isolated from the plant

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BD 2262; CECT 30671; LMG 32287; MHSD28

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16S rRNA gene: MN029053 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Makuwa SC, Motadi LR, Choene M, Liu Y, Serepa-Dlamini MH. Bacillus dicomae sp. nov., a new member of the Bacillus cereus group isolated from medicinal plant Dicoma anomala. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6112. 🇿🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Bacillus cereus Frankland and Frankland 1887 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Frankland GC, Frankland PF. Studies on some new microorganisms obtained from air. Royal Society London, Philosophical Transactions, Series B, Biological Sciences 1887; 178:257-287. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Bacillus cereus Frankland and Frankland 1887 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Frankland GC, Frankland PF. Studies on some new microorganisms obtained from air. Royal Society London, Philosophical Transactions, Series B, Biological Sciences 1887; 178:257-287. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Makuwa SC, Motadi LR, Choene M, Liu Y, Serepa-Dlamini MH. Bacillus dicomae sp. nov., a new member of the Bacillus cereus group isolated from medicinal plant Dicoma anomala. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6112. 🇿🇦

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Species ***Bacillus* *dicomae***