Species Bacillus pallidus

Name: Bacillus pallidus Zhou et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pal’li.dus. L. masc. adj. pallidus, pale, the light pink colour of colonies

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 207188; CW 7; DSM 25281; KCTC 13200; LMG 24451

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16S rRNA gene: EU364818 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhou Y, Wei W, Che Q, Xu Y, Wang X, Huang X, Lai R. Bacillus pallidus sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2850-2854.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, later homonym

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

Correct name: Falsibacillus pallidus (Zhou et al. 2008) Zhou et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Falsibacillus pallidus (Zhou et al. 2008) Zhou et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Bacillus pallidus Scholz et al. 1988.
- 😷 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.
- 🧍 Later homonym of Bacillus pallidus Scholz et al. 1988. 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.
- 🧍 Bacillus pallidus Zhou et al. 2008 is illegitimate because it is a later homonym of Bacillus pallidus Scholz et al. 1988. 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.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhou Y, Wei W, Che Q, Xu Y, Wang X, Huang X, Lai R. Bacillus pallidus sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2850-2854.

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Species Bacillus pallidus