Species Bacillus gordonae

Name: Bacillus gordonae Pichinoty et al. 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gor’do.nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. gordonae, of Gordon

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus GOR-do-na͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29948; HAMBI 1853; LMG 9817; Q1

16S rRNA gene: X60617 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pichinoty F, Waterbury JB, Mandel M, Asselineau J. [Bacillus gordonae sp. nov., a new species belonging to the second morphological group, degrading various aromatic compounds]. Ann Inst Pasteur Microbiol (1985) 1986; 137A:65-78.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 23. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1987; 37:179-180.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Paenibacillus validus (Nakamura 1984 ex Bredemann and Heigener 1935) Ash et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacillus validus (ex Bredemann and Heigener 1935) Nakamura 1984	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Paenibacillus validus (Nakamura 1984 ex Bredemann and Heigener 1935) Ash et al. 1994	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Paenibacillus gordonae (Pichinoty et al. 1987) Ash et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Heyndrickx et al. (1995), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus validus (ex Bredemann and Heigener 1935) Nakamura 1984. Publication: Heyndrickx M, Vandemeulebroecke K, Scheldeman P, Hoste B, Kersters K, De Vos P, Logan NA, Aziz AM, Ali N, Berkeley RC. Paenibacillus (formerly Bacillus) gordonae (Pichinoty et al. 1986) Ash et al. 1994 is a later subjective synonym of Paenibacillus (formerly Bacillus) validus (Nakamura 1984) Ash et al. 1994: emended description of P. validus. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:661-669. 🇧🇪
- ⏲ According to Heyndrickx et al. (1995), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Paenibacillus validus (Nakamura 1984 ex Bredemann and Heigener 1935) Ash et al. 1994. Publication: Heyndrickx M, Vandemeulebroecke K, Scheldeman P, Hoste B, Kersters K, De Vos P, Logan NA, Aziz AM, Ali N, Berkeley RC. Paenibacillus (formerly Bacillus) gordonae (Pichinoty et al. 1986) Ash et al. 1994 is a later subjective synonym of Paenibacillus (formerly Bacillus) validus (Nakamura 1984) Ash et al. 1994: emended description of P. validus. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:661-669. 🇧🇪
- ❗ Bacillus gordonae 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. — 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 5 times 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pichinoty F, Waterbury JB, Mandel M, Asselineau J. [Bacillus gordonae sp. nov., a new species belonging to the second morphological group, degrading various aromatic compounds]. Ann Inst Pasteur Microbiol (1985) 1986; 137A:65-78.

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Species Bacillus gordonae