Species Bacillus migulanus

Name: Bacillus migulanus Takagi et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.gu.la’nus. N.L. masc. adj. migulanus, pertaining to Migula, referring to the German bacteriologist W. Migula, who contributed to bacterial taxonomy

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mi-gu-LA-nus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 9999; B 270; CIP 103841; DSM 2895; IFO 15520; JCM 8504; LMG 15427; NBRC 15520; NCTC 7096; NRRL NRS-1137

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB112723 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takagi H, Shida O, Kadowaki K, Komagata K, Udaka S. Characterization of Bacillus brevis with descriptions of Bacillus migulanus sp. nov., Bacillus choshinensis sp. nov., Bacillus parabrevis sp. nov., and Bacillus galactophilus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:221-231.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Aneurinibacillus migulanus (Takagi et al. 1993) Shida et al. 1996

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Aneurinibacillus migulanus (Takagi et al. 1993) Shida et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus migulanus 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 = "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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Bacillus brevis Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Migula W. System der Bakterien, Vol. 2. Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1900. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🙅 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: Takagi H, Shida O, Kadowaki K, Komagata K, Udaka S. Characterization of Bacillus brevis with descriptions of Bacillus migulanus sp. nov., Bacillus choshinensis sp. nov., Bacillus parabrevis sp. nov., and Bacillus galactophilus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:221-231.

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Species Bacillus migulanus