Species ***Bacillus* *thermocloacae***

Name: Bacillus thermocloacae corrig. Demharter and Hensel 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.clo.a’cae. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, heat; L. fem. n. cloaca, sewer; N.L. gen. fem. n. thermocloacae, of a heated sewer

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-mo-klo-A-ka͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49805; DSM 5250; LMG 17772; Strain S6025

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: Z26939 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Demharter W, Hensel R. Bacillus thermocloaceae sp. nov., a new thermophilic species from sewage sludge. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 11:272-276.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacillus thermocloaceae Demharter and Hensel 1989	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- 😷 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 Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 5 times 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 risk group of other species in the genus.
- 🧍 Misspelled "thermocloaceae" in the title of the effective publication and List No. 31. — Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date, 2018-12-11.
- 🧍 The specific epithet is misspelt as thermocloaceae (sic) in the title of effective publication and Validation List N° 31. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Demharter W, Hensel R. Bacillus thermocloaceae sp. nov., a new thermophilic species from sewage sludge. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 11:272-276.

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Species Bacillus thermocloacae

Species ***Bacillus* *thermocloacae***