Species Bacillus niacini

Name: Bacillus niacini Nagel and Andreesen 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.a.ci’ni. N.L. neut. n. niacinum, niacin or nicotinic acid; N.L. gen. neut. n. niacini, of nicotinic acid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ni-a-KI-ni, masculine

Type strain: CIP 104585; DSM 2923; IFO 15566; JCM 12306; LMG 16677; NBRC 15566

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16S rRNA gene: AB021194 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nagel M, Andreesen JR. Bacillus niacini sp. nov., a nicotinate-metabolizing mesophile isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:134-139. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Neobacillus niacini (Nagel and Andreesen 1991) Patel and Gupta 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Neobacillus niacini (Nagel and Andreesen 1991) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus niacini 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 21 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: Nagel M, Andreesen JR. Bacillus niacini sp. nov., a nicotinate-metabolizing mesophile isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:134-139. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 773787

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Species Bacillus niacini