Species Effusibacillus lacus

Name: Effusibacillus lacus Watanabe et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: la’cus. L. gen. masc. n. lacus, of a lake

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ef-fu-si-ba-KIL-lus LA-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 27172; NBRC 109614; skLN1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB828155 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Proposal of Effusibacillus lacus gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Alicyclobacillus pohliae as Effusibacillus pohliae comb. nov. and Alicyclobacillus consociatus as Effusibacillus consociatus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2770-2774. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Effusibacillus Watanabe et al. 2014. Publication: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Proposal of Effusibacillus lacus gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Alicyclobacillus pohliae as Effusibacillus pohliae comb. nov. and Alicyclobacillus consociatus as Effusibacillus consociatus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2770-2774. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Effusibacillus Watanabe et al. 2014

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Proposal of Effusibacillus lacus gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Alicyclobacillus pohliae as Effusibacillus pohliae comb. nov. and Alicyclobacillus consociatus as Effusibacillus consociatus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2770-2774. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 792027