Species Bacillus thermoruber

Name: Bacillus thermoruber (ex Guicciardi et al. 1968) Manachini et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: ther.mo’ru.ber. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; L. masc. adj. ruber, red; N.L. masc. adj. thermoruber, heat-loving and red-pigment producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus t^her-MO-ru-ber, masculine

Type strain: BT2; CCUG 54929; DSM 7064; MIM 30.8.38

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16S rRNA gene: Z26921 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Manachini PL, Fortina MG, Parini C, Craveri R. Bacillus thermoruber sp. nov., nom. rev., a red-pigmented thermophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:493-496. 🇮🇹

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Brevibacillus thermoruber (Manachini et al. 1985 ex Guicciardi et al. 1968) Shida et al. 1996

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Brevibacillus thermoruber (Manachini et al. 1985 ex Guicciardi et al. 1968) Shida et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus thermoruber 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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Manachini PL, Fortina MG, Parini C, Craveri R. Bacillus thermoruber sp. nov., nom. rev., a red-pigmented thermophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:493-496. 🇮🇹

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Species Bacillus thermoruber