Species Bacillus formosus

Name: Bacillus formosus (ex Porter 1940) Shida et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: for.mo’sus. L. masc. adj. formosus, beautiful

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus for-MO-sus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51669; CIP 104544; DSM 9885; F12; IFO 15716; JCM 9169; LMG 16010; NBRC 15716; NRRL NRS-863

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB112712 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shida O, Takagi H, Kadowaki K, Udaka S, Nakamura LK, Komagata K. Proposal of Bacillus reuszeri sp. nov., Bacillus formosus sp. nov., nom. rev., and Bacillus borstelensis sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:93-100. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Brevibacillus formosus (Shida et al. 1995 ex Porter 1940) Shida et al. 1996

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Brevibacillus formosus (Shida et al. 1995 ex Porter 1940) Shida et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus formosus 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Shida O, Takagi H, Kadowaki K, Udaka S, Nakamura LK, Komagata K. Proposal of Bacillus reuszeri sp. nov., Bacillus formosus sp. nov., nom. rev., and Bacillus borstelensis sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:93-100. 🇯🇵

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Species Bacillus formosus