Species ***Bacillus* *infernus***

Name: Bacillus infernus Boone et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.fer’nus. L. masc. adj. infernus, that which comes from below (the ground) (can be noun or adjective)

Pronunciation, gender: in-FER-nus, masculine

Type strain: CIP 104581; DSM 10277; SMCC W479; TH-23

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: U20385 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Boone DR, Liu Y, Zhao ZJ, Balkwill DL, Drake GR, Stevens TO, Aldrich HC. Bacillus infernus sp. nov., an Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-reducing anaerobe from the deep terrestrial subsurface. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:441-448.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:881.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: Boone DR, Liu Y, Zhao ZJ, Balkwill DL, Drake GR, Stevens TO, Aldrich HC. Bacillus infernus sp. nov., an Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-reducing anaerobe from the deep terrestrial subsurface. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:441-448.

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Species Bacillus infernus

Species ***Bacillus* *infernus***