Species ***Bacillus* *xiamenensis***

Name: Bacillus xiamenensis Lai et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xia.me.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. xiamenensis, of Xiamen, a city in Fujian, P. R. China, where the type strain was isolated [probably better: xiamensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksia-me-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12326; DSM 29883; HYC-10; LMG 27143

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AMSH01000114 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lai Q, Liu Y, Shao Z. Bacillus xiamenensis sp. nov., isolated from intestinal tract contents of a flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:99-107. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1455-1458.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06479 (N = 85).
- 😷 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 16 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: Lai Q, Liu Y, Shao Z. Bacillus xiamenensis sp. nov., isolated from intestinal tract contents of a flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:99-107. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 791775

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Species Bacillus xiamenensis

Species ***Bacillus* *xiamenensis***