Species Fictibacillus gelatini

Name: Fictibacillus gelatini (De Clerck et al. 2004) Glaeser et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus gelatini De Clerck et al. 2004

Etymology: ge.la.ti’ni. N.L. gen. neut. n. gelatini, from gelatin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fik-ti-ba-KIL-lus ge-la-TI-ni, masculine

Type strain: DSM 15865; LMG 21880

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ551329 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Glaeser SP, Dott W, Busse HJ, Kampfer P. Fictibacillus phosphorivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. and proposal to reclassify Bacillus arsenicus, Bacillus barbaricus, Bacillus macauensis, Bacillus nanhaiensis, Bacillus rigui, Bacillus solisalsi and Bacillus gelatini in the genus Fictibacillus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2934-2944. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3935-3936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus gelatini De Clerck et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02185 (N = 104).
  • 😷 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 1 time 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 risk group of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 The type strain designations given in the original publication (LMG 21881 = DSM 15866) have been corrected by an erratum (International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2013, 63, 3930). The correct numbers are LMG 21880 and DSM 15865. Publication: Wagner D, Schirmack J, Ganzert L, Morozova D, Mangelsdorf K. Erratum. Methanosarcina soligelidi sp. nov., a desiccation and freeze–thaw-resistant methanogenic archaeon from a Siberian permafrost-affected soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2013; 63:3930-3930. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Fictibacillus Glaeser et al. 2013

Assigned by: Glaeser SP, Dott W, Busse HJ, Kampfer P. Fictibacillus phosphorivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. and proposal to reclassify Bacillus arsenicus, Bacillus barbaricus, Bacillus macauensis, Bacillus nanhaiensis, Bacillus rigui, Bacillus solisalsi and Bacillus gelatini in the genus Fictibacillus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2934-2944. 🇩🇪

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