Species Bacillus dipsosauri

Name: Bacillus dipsosauri Lawson et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Dipsosaurus, scientific genus name of the desert iguana; N.L. gen. masc. n. dipsosauri, of the desert iguana because it was first isolated from the nasal salt glands of the desert iguana

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700347; CIP 105095; DD1; DSM 11125; LMG 17413; NCFB 3027; NCIMB 703027; NRRL B-23348

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB101591 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lawson PA, Deutch CE, Collins MD. Phylogenetic characterization of a novel salt-tolerant Bacillus species: description of Bacillus dipsosauri sp. nov. J Appl Bacteriol 1996; 81:109-112.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 59. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1189-1190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gracilibacillus dipsosauri (Lawson et al. 1996) Wainø et al. 1999

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Gracilibacillus dipsosauri (Lawson et al. 1996) Wainø et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus dipsosauri 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 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 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lawson PA, Deutch CE, Collins MD. Phylogenetic characterization of a novel salt-tolerant Bacillus species: description of Bacillus dipsosauri sp. nov. J Appl Bacteriol 1996; 81:109-112.

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Species Bacillus dipsosauri