Species Bacillus kaustophilus

Name: Bacillus kaustophilus (ex Prickett 1928) Priest et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: kaus.to’phi.lus. Gr. masc. adj. kaustos, burnt, red-hot; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. kaustophilus, loving intense heat

Pronunciation, gender: ka͡us-TO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 8005; BGSC 90A1; CCUG 28890; CIP 106929; DSM 7263; JCM 20319; LMG 9819; NBRC 102445; NCCB 30003; NCIMB 8547; NRRL NRS-7281; NRRL NRS-81; Strain NRS 7281

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16S rRNA gene: AB681787 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Priest FG, Goodfellow M, Todd C. A numerical classification of the genus Bacillus. J Gen Microbiol 1988; 134:1847-1882. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 28. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:93-94.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Geobacillus kaustophilus (Priest et al. 1989 ex Prickett 1928) Nazina et al. 2001

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Geobacillus kaustophilus (Priest et al. 1989 ex Prickett 1928) Nazina et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus kaustophilus 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 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 13 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: Priest FG, Goodfellow M, Todd C. A numerical classification of the genus Bacillus. J Gen Microbiol 1988; 134:1847-1882. 🇬🇧

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Species Bacillus kaustophilus