Species Bacillus tusciae

Name: Bacillus tusciae Bonjour and Aragno 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tus’ci.ae. L. gen. fem. n. tusciae, referring to the Italian region of Tuscany, where all the organisms were isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 2912; IFO 15312; LMG 17940; LMG 7136; NBRC 15312; T2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB042062 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bonjour F, Aragno M. Bacillus tusciae, a New species of thermoacidophilic, facultatively chemolithoautotrophic, hydrogen oxidizing sporeformer from a geothermal area. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 139:397-401.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 17. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:223-225.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Kyrpidia tusciae (Bonjour and Aragno 1985) Klenk et al. 2012

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Kyrpidia tusciae (Bonjour and Aragno 1985) Klenk et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus tusciae 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 2026-08-13. 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 3 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 other species in the genus.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Klenk HP, Lapidus A, Chertkov O, Copeland A, Del Rio TG, Nolan M, Lucas S, Chen F, Tice H, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing Bacillus tusciae type strain (T2) and reclassification in the new genus, Kyrpidia gen. nov. as Kyrpidia tusciae comb. nov. and emendation of the family Alicyclobacillaceae da Costa and Rainey, 2010. Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 5:121-134. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bonjour F, Aragno M. Bacillus tusciae, a New species of thermoacidophilic, facultatively chemolithoautotrophic, hydrogen oxidizing sporeformer from a geothermal area. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 139:397-401.

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