Species Bacillus ginsengi

Name: Bacillus ginsengi Qiu et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.sen’gi. N.L. gen. neut. n. ginsengi, of ginseng, the source of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.6763; DSM 19038; ge14

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF371375 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Qiu F, Zhang X, Liu L, Sun L, Schumann P, Song W. Bacillus beijingensis sp. nov. and Bacillus ginsengi sp. nov., isolated from ginseng root. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:729-734.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Bhargavaea ginsengi (Qiu et al. 2009) Verma et al. 2012

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bhargavaea ginsengi (Qiu et al. 2009) Verma et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus ginsengi 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: Qiu F, Zhang X, Liu L, Sun L, Schumann P, Song W. Bacillus beijingensis sp. nov. and Bacillus ginsengi sp. nov., isolated from ginseng root. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:729-734.

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Record number: 785995

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Species Bacillus ginsengi