Species Bacillus peoriae

Name: Bacillus peoriae Montefusco et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. peoriae, of Peoria, named after Peoria, Illinois, where the organism was studied

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51925; BD-57; CIP 103812; DSM 8320; IFO 15541; LMG 14832; NBRC 15541; NRRL B-14750

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16S rRNA gene: AJ320494 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Montefusco A, Nakamura LK, Labeda DP. Bacillus peoriae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:388-390.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Paenibacillus peoriae (Montefusco et al. 1993) Heyndrickx et al. 1996

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Paenibacillus peoriae (Montefusco et al. 1993) Heyndrickx et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus peoriae 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 1 time 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Montefusco A, Nakamura LK, Labeda DP. Bacillus peoriae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:388-390.

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Species Bacillus peoriae