Species ***Geobacillus* *lituanicus***

Name: Geobacillus lituanicus Kuisiene et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.tu.a’ni.cus. N.L. masc. adj. lituanicus, of Lithuania, referring to the Lithuanian oilfield from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-o-ba-KIL-lus li-tu-A-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 15325; N-3; VKM B-2294

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16S rRNA gene: AY044055 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kuisiene N, Raugalas J, Chitavichius D. Geobacillus lituanicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1991-1995. 🇱🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Geobacillus Nazina et al. 2001

Assigned by: Kuisiene N, Raugalas J, Chitavichius D. Geobacillus lituanicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1991-1995. 🇱🇹

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Species Geobacillus lituanicus

Species ***Geobacillus* *lituanicus***