Etymology:lu.ci.fe.ren’sis.N.L. masc. adj.luciferensis, referring to Lucifer Hill, a volcano on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands, the soil of which yielded the organism
Valid publication:
Logan NA, Lebbe L, Verhelst A, Goris J, Forsyth G, Rodriguez-Diaz M, Heyndrickx M, De Vos P. Bacillus luciferensis sp. nov., from volcanic soil on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich archipelago. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1985-1989. 🇬🇧
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:375-376.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Notes:
❗ Bacillusluciferensis 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 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 9 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.
Assigned by:
Logan NA, Lebbe L, Verhelst A, Goris J, Forsyth G, Rodriguez-Diaz M, Heyndrickx M, De Vos P. Bacillus luciferensis sp. nov., from volcanic soil on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich archipelago. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1985-1989. 🇬🇧
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