Species ***Bacillus* *nealsonii***

Name: Bacillus nealsonii Venkateswaran et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ne.al.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. nealsonii, of Nealson, referring to Kenneth H. Nealson, a well-known American microbiologist

Pronunciation, gender: ne-al-SO-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-519; DSM 15077; FO-92

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU656111 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Venkateswaran K, Kempf M, Chen F, Satomi M, Nicholson W, Kern R. Bacillus nealsonii sp. nov., isolated from a spacecraft-assembly facility, whose spores are gamma-radiation resistant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:165-172.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:629-630.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Niallia nealsonii (Venkateswaran et al. 2003) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 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 22 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: Venkateswaran K, Kempf M, Chen F, Satomi M, Nicholson W, Kern R. Bacillus nealsonii sp. nov., isolated from a spacecraft-assembly facility, whose spores are gamma-radiation resistant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:165-172.

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Species Bacillus nealsonii

Species ***Bacillus* *nealsonii***