Species Bacillus galactophilus

Name: Bacillus galactophilus Takagi et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ga.lac.to’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. galactosum, galactose; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. galactophilus, galactose loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus ga-lak-TO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51360; CFBP 4247; JCM 8507; LMG 16099; NRRL NRS-616

Valid publication: Takagi H, Shida O, Kadowaki K, Komagata K, Udaka S. Characterization of Bacillus brevis with descriptions of Bacillus migulanus sp. nov., Bacillus choshinensis sp. nov., Bacillus parabrevis sp. nov., and Bacillus galactophilus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:221-231.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Brevibacillus agri (Nakamura 1993 ex Laubach and Rice 1916) Shida et al. 1996

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Brevibacillus agri (Nakamura 1993 ex Laubach and Rice 1916) Shida et al. 1996	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Bacillus agri (ex Laubach and Rice 1916) Nakamura 1993	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Shida et al. (1994), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus agri (ex Laubach and Rice 1916) Nakamura 1993. Publication: Shida O, Takagi H, Kadowaki K, Yano H, Abe M, Udaka S, Komagata K. Bacillus aneurinolyticus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:143-150.
- ⏲ According to Shida et al. (1994), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Brevibacillus agri (Nakamura 1993 ex Laubach and Rice 1916) Shida et al. 1996. Publication: Shida O, Takagi H, Kadowaki K, Yano H, Abe M, Udaka S, Komagata K. Bacillus aneurinolyticus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:143-150.
- ❗ Bacillus galactophilus 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, note = "+". — 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.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Bacillus brevis Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Migula W. System der Bakterien, Vol. 2. Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1900. 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 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: Takagi H, Shida O, Kadowaki K, Komagata K, Udaka S. Characterization of Bacillus brevis with descriptions of Bacillus migulanus sp. nov., Bacillus choshinensis sp. nov., Bacillus parabrevis sp. nov., and Bacillus galactophilus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:221-231.

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