Name: Fontibacillus aquaticus Saha et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. aquaticus, living, growing, or found in or by water, aquatic, referring to the isolation of the type strain from water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-KWA-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 17643; GPTSA 19; MTCC 7155

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ023221 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Saha P, Krishnamurthi S, Bhattacharya A, Sharma R, Chakrabarti T. Fontibacillus aquaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a warm spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:422-428. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1011-1012.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Fontibacillus Saha et al. 2010. Publication: Saha P, Krishnamurthi S, Bhattacharya A, Sharma R, Chakrabarti T. Fontibacillus aquaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a warm spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:422-428. 🇮🇳
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Fontibacillus Saha et al. 2010

Assigned by: Saha P, Krishnamurthi S, Bhattacharya A, Sharma R, Chakrabarti T. Fontibacillus aquaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a warm spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:422-428. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 788363