Name: Falsibacillus pallidus (Zhou et al. 2008) Zhou et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus pallidus Zhou et al. 2008

Etymology: pal’li.dus. L. masc. adj. pallidus, pale, the light pink colour of colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … PAL-li-dus, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 207188; CW 7; DSM 25281; KCTC 13200; LMG 24451

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16S rRNA gene: EU364818 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhou Y, Xu J, Xu L, Tindall BJ. Falsibacillus pallidus to replace the homonym Bacillus pallidus Zhou et al. 2008. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3176-3180. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus pallidus Zhou et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, later homonym

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Falsibacillus Zhou et al. 2009. Publication: Zhou Y, Xu J, Xu L, Tindall BJ. Falsibacillus pallidus to replace the homonym Bacillus pallidus Zhou et al. 2008. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3176-3180. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 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 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 3 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: Falsibacillus Zhou et al. 2009

Assigned by: Zhou Y, Xu J, Xu L, Tindall BJ. Falsibacillus pallidus to replace the homonym Bacillus pallidus Zhou et al. 2008. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3176-3180. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 788283