Species Bacillus galliciensis

Name: Bacillus galliciensis Balcázar et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gal.li.ci.en’sis. L. masc. adj. galliciensis, of Galicia, north-west Spain [probably better: galiciensis or gallaeciensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus gal-li-ki-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: BFLP-1; DSM 21539; LMG 24668

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KY471021 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Balcazar JL, Pintado J, Planas M. Bacillus galliciensis sp. nov., isolated from faeces of wild seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:892-895. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Metabacillus galliciensis (Balcázar et al. 2010) Patel and Gupta 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Metabacillus galliciensis (Balcázar et al. 2010) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- ❗ Bacillus galliciensis 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 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 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: Balcazar JL, Pintado J, Planas M. Bacillus galliciensis sp. nov., isolated from faeces of wild seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:892-895. 🇪🇸

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Species Bacillus galliciensis