Species ***Bacillus* *velezensis***

Name: Bacillus velezensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ve.le.zen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. velezensis, pertaining to Vélez, named thus for being isolated from the river Vélez in Málaga, southern Spain

Pronunciation, gender: we-le-ZEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 50740; CECT 5686; CR-502; LMG 22478

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16S rRNA gene: KY694464 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ruiz-Garcia C, Bejar V, Martinez-Checa F, Llamas I, Quesada E. Bacillus velezensis sp. nov., a surfactant-producing bacterium isolated from the river Velez in Malaga, southern Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:191-195.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum Borriss et al. 2011	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
Bacillus methylotrophicus Madhaiyan et al. 2010	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Dunlap et al. (2016), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (ex Fukomoto 1943) Priest et al. 1987. Publication: Dunlap CA, Kim SJ, Kwon SW, Rooney AP. Bacillus velezensis is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Bacillus methylotrophicus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum and 'Bacillus oryzicola' are later heterotypic synonyms of Bacillus velezensis based on phylogenomics. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1212-1217.
- ⏲ According to Wang et al. (2008), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (ex Fukomoto 1943) Priest et al. 1987. Publication: Wang LT, Lee FL, Tai CJ, Kuo HP. Bacillus velezensis is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:671-675.
- ⏰ According to Dunlap et al. (2016), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus methylotrophicus Madhaiyan et al. 2010. Publication: Dunlap CA, Kim SJ, Kwon SW, Rooney AP. Bacillus velezensis is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Bacillus methylotrophicus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum and 'Bacillus oryzicola' are later heterotypic synonyms of Bacillus velezensis based on phylogenomics. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1212-1217.
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CECT 5687.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PTB114: 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 - Containment level: Containment Level 1; MDG 10-22: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; MDG 10-19: 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 RTI301: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; PTB109: 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 B0-50: 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 B0-53: 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". — 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 1189 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.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ruiz-Garcia C, Bejar V, Martinez-Checa F, Llamas I, Quesada E. Bacillus velezensis sp. nov., a surfactant-producing bacterium isolated from the river Velez in Malaga, southern Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:191-195.

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Species Bacillus velezensis

Species ***Bacillus* *velezensis***