Name: Geobacillus galactosidasius Poli et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ga.lac.to.si.da.si.us. N.L. neut. n. galactosidasum, galactosidase; L. masc. adj. suff. -ius, suffix with various meanings, but signifying in general made of or belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. galactosidasius, pertaining to galactosidase because this microorganism has good galactosidase activity

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1450; CF1B; DSM 18751

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM408559 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Poli A, Laezza G, Gul-Guven R, Orlando P, Nicolaus B. Geobacillus galactosidasius sp. nov., a new thermophilic galactosidase-producing bacterium isolated from compost. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:419-423.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 144. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:473-475.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Parageobacillus galactosidasius (Poli et al. 2012) Najar et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Parageobacillus galactosidasius (Poli et al. 2012) Najar et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Geobacillus galactosidasius is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Geobacillus.
  • 😷 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 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Geobacillus Nazina et al. 2001

Assigned by: Poli A, Laezza G, Gul-Guven R, Orlando P, Nicolaus B. Geobacillus galactosidasius sp. nov., a new thermophilic galactosidase-producing bacterium isolated from compost. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:419-423.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/geobacillus-galactosidasiusCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 789400