Species Bacillus humi

Name: Bacillus humi Heyrman et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hu’mi. L. gen. fem. n. humi, of earth, soil

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

Type strain: DSM 16318; LMG 22167; R-17010

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ627210 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Heyrman J, Rodriguez-Diaz M, Devos J, Felske A, Logan NA, De Vos P. Bacillus arenosi sp. nov., Bacillus arvi sp. nov. and Bacillus humi sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:111-117. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Ferdinandcohnia humi corrig. (Heyrman et al. 2005) Gupta et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Fredinandcohnia humi (Heyrman et al. 2005) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Ferdinandcohnia humi corrig. (Heyrman et al. 2005) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus humi 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 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 15 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: Heyrman J, Rodriguez-Diaz M, Devos J, Felske A, Logan NA, De Vos P. Bacillus arenosi sp. nov., Bacillus arvi sp. nov. and Bacillus humi sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:111-117. 🇧🇪

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Species Bacillus humi