Species ***Bacillus* *subtilis***

Name: Bacillus subtilis (Ehrenberg 1835) Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Vibrio subtilis" Ehrenberg 1835

Etymology: sub’ti.lis. L. masc. adj. subtilis, slender

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 6051; ATCC 6051-U; BCRC 10255; CCM 2216; CCRC 10255; CCUG 163; CCUG 163 B; CFBP 4228; CIP 52.65; DSM 10; IAM 12118; IFO 13719; IFO 16412; IMET 10758; JCM 1465; LMG 7135; NBRC 13719; NBRC 16412; NCAIM B.01095; NCCB 32009; NCCB 53016; NCCB 70064; NCDO 1769; NCFB 1769; NCIMB 3610; NCTC 3610; NRRL B-4219; NRRL NRS-1315; NRRL NRS-744; VKM B-501

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB042061 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Cohn F. Untersuchungen über Bakterien. In: Cohn F (eds), Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen 1 (Heft 2), 1872, Max Müller, Breslau, 1875, p. 127-224.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Vibrio subtilis" Ehrenberg 1835	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Cohn F. Untersuchungen über Bakterien. In: Cohn F (eds), Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen 1 (Heft 2), 1872, Max Müller, Breslau, 1875, p. 127-224.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "strain RTI477: 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; MDG 10-39: 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; 11685-3: 2 Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2; strain PH3000: 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; var. niger (Bacillus globigii): 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; strain PH3480: 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; 168: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: 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, note = "PIIC". — 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 9999 times (maxed out) in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
- 🧍 Strain DSM 675 was previously named "Bacillus globigii" Migula 1900, "red strain" or "Bacillus niger" Migula 1900, or "Bacillus subtilis var. niger" (Migula 1900) Smith et al. 1946. Strain DSM 2277 was previously named "Bacillus globigii" Migula 1900. Publication: Kleinman R, Whigham EA. Bacteria-immune system interactions. VIII. Modulation of human cytotoxic reactions by crude lipoteichoic acid extracts of Bacillus globigii. J Immunopharmacol 1983; 5:173-190.
- 🧍 The strains DSM 675 [= ATCC 9372 = CIP 77.18 = IFO (now NBRC) 13721 = NCIMB 8058 (formerly NCIB 8058; formerly NCDO 738)] and DSM 2277 [= ATCC 51189 = CIP 103406 = IAM 1633 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 8649 = NCTC 10073], used as bioindicators (DSM 675, hot-air sterilization control; DSM 2277, ethylene oxide sterilization control), previously allocated to Bacillus subtilis have been reclassified as Bacillus atrophaeus. Publication: Fritze D, Pukall R. Reclassification of bioindicator strains Bacillus subtilis DSM 675 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 2277 as Bacillus atrophaeus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:35-37.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 10

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
"Bacillus subtilis subsp. chungkookjang" Ashiuchi et al. 2001	not validly published	preferred name
"Bacillus subtilis subsp. globigii" Toledo et al. 1973	not validly published	preferred name
Bacillus subtilis subsp. inaquosorum Rooney et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
"Bacillus subtilis subsp. krictiensis" Kim et al. 1991	not validly published	preferred name
"Bacillus subtilis subsp. natto" Huang et al. 2007	not validly published	preferred name
Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii Nakamura et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
"Bacillus subtilis subsp. stecoris" Adelskov and Patel 2016	not validly published	synonym
Bacillus subtilis subsp. stercoris Adelskov and Patel 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis (Ehrenberg 1835) Nakamura et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	synonym of its species
"Bacillus subtilis subsp. virginiana" Zhao et al. 2011	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Cohn F. Untersuchungen über Bakterien. In: Cohn F (eds), Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen 1 (Heft 2), 1872, Max Müller, Breslau, 1875, p. 127-224.

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Species Bacillus subtilis

Species ***Bacillus* *subtilis***