Species Bacillus pallidus

Name: Bacillus pallidus Scholz et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pal’li.dus. L. masc. adj. pallidus, pale, pallid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … PAL-li-dus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51176; DSM 3670; H12; LMG 19006

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z26930 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Scholz T, Demharter W, Hensel R, Kandler O. Bacillus pallidus sp. nov., a new thermophilic species from sewage. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:91-96. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 24. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:136-137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Aeribacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Miñana-Galbis et al. 2010

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Geobacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Banat et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Aeribacillus pallidus (Scholz et al. 1988) Miñana-Galbis et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Bacillus pallidus Zhou et al. 2008.
- ❗ Bacillus pallidus 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 = "Aeribacillus pallidus: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; default: 1 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 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: Scholz T, Demharter W, Hensel R, Kandler O. Bacillus pallidus sp. nov., a new thermophilic species from sewage. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:91-96. 🇩🇪

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Species Bacillus pallidus