Species Bacillus hominis

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Caryophanales Bacillaceae Bacillus Bacillus hominis

Name: Bacillus hominis Tohya et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a man

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus HO-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: BML- BC059; DSM 111101; JCM 34125

16S rRNA gene: MW674729 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tohya M, Hishinuma T, Watanabe S, Shimojima M, Ogawa M, Tada T, Kirikae T. Three novel species of the Bacillus cereus group isolated from clinical samples in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4993. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5130.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (taxonomically suspended)

Correct name: Bacillus mycoides Flügge 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Bacillus cereus subsp. mycoides" (Flügge 1886) Smith et al. 1946	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
Bacillus weihenstephanensis Lechner et al. 1998	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Bacillus mycoides Flügge 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Committee (2025), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus mycoides Flügge 1886 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Committee AH. Mitigating changes in prokaryotic nomenclature: Definitions and Workflow. Zenodo 2025; 2025:15320329.
- ⏲ According to Committee (2025), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus cereus Frankland and Frankland 1887 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Committee AH. Mitigating changes in prokaryotic nomenclature: Definitions and Workflow. Zenodo 2025; 2025:15320329.
- 😢 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. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. 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 hominis 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 2026-08-13. 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 mycoides Flügge 1886 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Flügge C. Die Mikroorganismen, Auflage 2. F.C.W. Vogel, Leipzig, 1886. 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 pathogenicity of the species itself. This name is taxonomically suspended (and therefore not recommended for medical use for now) until no later than 2026 in favour of Bacillus mycoides Flügge 1886 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Flügge C. Die Mikroorganismen, Auflage 2. F.C.W. Vogel, Leipzig, 1886. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tohya M, Hishinuma T, Watanabe S, Shimojima M, Ogawa M, Tada T, Kirikae T. Three novel species of the Bacillus cereus group isolated from clinical samples in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4993. 🇯🇵

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