Species Bacillus thermosphaericus

Name: Bacillus thermosphaericus Andersson et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.sphae’ri.cus. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, heat; L. masc. adj. sphaericus, spherical; N.L. masc. adj. thermosphaericus, the hot sphere

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-mo-SP^HA͡E-ri-kus, masculine

Type strain: CIP 104857; DSM 10633; HAMBI 1900; LMG 17959; P-11

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB101594 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Andersson M, Laukkanen M, Nurmiaho-Lassila EL, Rainey FA, Niemelä SI, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Bacillus thermosphaericus sp. nov. a new thermophilic ureolytic bacillus isolated from air. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 18:203-220.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 56. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:362-363.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Ureibacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1996) Fortina et al. 2001

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Ureibacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1996) Fortina et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus thermosphaericus 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 2 times 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Andersson M, Laukkanen M, Nurmiaho-Lassila EL, Rainey FA, Niemelä SI, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Bacillus thermosphaericus sp. nov. a new thermophilic ureolytic bacillus isolated from air. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 18:203-220.

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Species Bacillus thermosphaericus