Name: Bhargavaea beijingensis (Qiu et al. 2009) Verma et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus beijingensis Qiu et al. 2009

Etymology: bei.jing.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. beijingensis, of Beijing, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … be͡i-jin͡g-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.6762; DSM 19037; ge10

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF371374 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Verma P, Pandey PK, Gupta AK, Seong CN, Park SC, Choe HN, Baik KS, Patole MS, Shouche YS. Reclassification of Bacillus beijingensis Qiu et al. 2009 and Bacillus ginsengi Qiu et al. 2009 as Bhargavaea beijingensis comb. nov. and Bhargavaea ginsengi comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Bhargavaea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2495-2504. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus beijingensis Qiu et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 6 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: Bhargavaea Manorama et al. 2009

Assigned by: Verma P, Pandey PK, Gupta AK, Seong CN, Park SC, Choe HN, Baik KS, Patole MS, Shouche YS. Reclassification of Bacillus beijingensis Qiu et al. 2009 and Bacillus ginsengi Qiu et al. 2009 as Bhargavaea beijingensis comb. nov. and Bhargavaea ginsengi comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Bhargavaea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2495-2504. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 790215