Species Bacillus halodenitrificans

Name: Bacillus halodenitrificans Denariaz et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.de.ni.tri’fi.cans. Gr. gen. masc. n. halos, salt, the sea; N.L. v. denitrifico, to denitrify; N.L. masc. part. adj. halodenitrificans, salt [-requiring] and denitrifying

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus ha-lo-de-ni-TRI-fi-kans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49067; DSM 10037; JCM 12304; LMG 9818; NBRC 102361

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16S rRNA gene: AB021186 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Denariaz G, Payne WJ, Le Gall J. A halophilic denitrifier, Bacillus halodenitrificans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:145-151.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Virgibacillus halodenitrificans (Denariaz et al. 1989) Yoon et al. 2004

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Virgibacillus halodenitrificans (Denariaz et al. 1989) Yoon et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus halodenitrificans 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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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. — 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 8 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Denariaz G, Payne WJ, Le Gall J. A halophilic denitrifier, Bacillus halodenitrificans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:145-151.

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Species Bacillus halodenitrificans