Species Bacillus marismortui

Name: Bacillus marismortui Arahal et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ris.mor’tu.i. L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea; L. masc. adj. mortuus, dead; N.L. gen. neut. n. marismortui, of the Dead Sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus ma-ris-MOR-tu-i, masculine

Type strain: 123; ATCC 700626; CECT 5066; CIP 105609; DSM 12325; DSM 5066; LMG 18992

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ009793 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Arahal DR, Marquez MC, Volcani BE, Schleifer KH, Ventosa A. Bacillus marismortui sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic species from the Dead Sea. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:521-530. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Virgibacillus marismortui (Arahal et al. 1999) Heyrman et al. 2003

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Salibacillus marismortui (Arahal et al. 1999) Arahal et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Virgibacillus marismortui (Arahal et al. 1999) Heyrman et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus marismortui 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 3 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: Arahal DR, Marquez MC, Volcani BE, Schleifer KH, Ventosa A. Bacillus marismortui sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic species from the Dead Sea. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:521-530. 🇪🇸

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Species Bacillus marismortui