Species Bacillus oleronius

Name: Bacillus oleronius Kuhnigk et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.le.ro’ni.us. N.L. masc. adj. oleronius, of Îsle d'Oléron, France, where the termite host thrives

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700005; CIP 104972; DSM 9356; LMG 17952; Rt 10

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X82492 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kuhnigk T, Borst EM, Breunig A, Konig H, Collins MD, Hutson RA, Kampfer P. Bacillus oleronius sp.nov., a member of the hindgut flora of the termite Reticulitermes santonensis (Feytaud). Can J Microbiol 1995; 41:699-706.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 57. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:625-626.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Heyndrickxia oleronia (Kuhnigk et al. 1996) Gupta et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Heyndrickxia oleronia (Kuhnigk et al. 1996) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Heyndrickx et al. 2012 Heyndrickx M, Coorevits A, Scheldeman P, Lebbe L, Schumann P, Rodriguez-Diaz M, Forsyth G, Dinsdale A, Heyrman J, Logan NA, et al. Emended descriptions of Bacillus sporothermodurans and Bacillus oleronius with the inclusion of dairy farm isolates of both species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:307-314. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1020.

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus oleronius 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 31 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species was isolated from Demodex mites on the skin of humans. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kuhnigk T, Borst EM, Breunig A, Konig H, Collins MD, Hutson RA, Kampfer P. Bacillus oleronius sp.nov., a member of the hindgut flora of the termite Reticulitermes santonensis (Feytaud). Can J Microbiol 1995; 41:699-706.

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Species Bacillus oleronius