Name: Fictibacillus phosphorivorans Glaeser et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phos.pho.ri’vo.rans. from L. masc. n. phosphorus, morning-star, the light-bringer (P); L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. phosphorivorans, phosphorus-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … p^hos-p^ho-RI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: Ca7; CCM 8426; DSM 26093; LMG 27063

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: PP818987 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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.19792 (N = 76).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Misprinted "phoshorivorans" in the notification list. Publication: 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.

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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Record number: 790999