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Species Bacillus pulvifaciens

Name: Bacillus pulvifaciens (ex Katznelson 1950) Nakamura 1984

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: pul.vi.fa’ci.ens. L. masc. n. pulvis, dust, powder; L. pres. part. faciens, making; N.L. masc. part. adj. pulvifaciens, making powder or dust

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus pul-wi-FA-ki-ens, masculine

Type strain: DSM 3615; LMG 15974; LMG 6911; NRRL B-3685

16S rRNA gene: AB073204 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Nakamura LK. Bacillus pulvifaciens sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:410-413. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Paenibacillus larvae (White 1906) Ash et al. 1994

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • ⏲ According to Genersch et al. (2006), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus larvae White 1906 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Genersch E, Forsgren E, Pentikainen J, Ashiralieva A, Rauch S, Kilwinski J, Fries I. Reclassification of Paenibacillus larvae subsp. pulvifaciens and Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae as Paenibacillus larvae without subspecies differentiation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:501-511. 🇩🇪
    • ⏲ According to Genersch et al. (2006), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Paenibacillus larvae (White 1906) Ash et al. 1994. Publication: Genersch E, Forsgren E, Pentikainen J, Ashiralieva A, Rauch S, Kilwinski J, Fries I. Reclassification of Paenibacillus larvae subsp. pulvifaciens and Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae as Paenibacillus larvae without subspecies differentiation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:501-511. 🇩🇪
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
    • ❗ Bacillus pulvifaciens 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PI". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+, n2". — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙅 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 species itself.
    • 🧍 A polyphasic taxonomic study of the two subspecies of Paenibacillus larvae, Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae and Paenibacillus larvae subsp. pulvifaciens, supported the reclassification of both subspecies into one species, Paenibacillus larvae, without subspecies classification. Publication: Ash C, Priest FG, Collins MD. Molecular identification of rRNA group 3 bacilli (Ash, Farrow, Wallbanks and Collins) using a PCR probe test. Proposal for the creation of a new genus Paenibacillus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1993; 64:253-260. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nakamura LK. Bacillus pulvifaciens sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:410-413. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 773819