Species Geobacillus yumthangensis

Name: Geobacillus yumthangensis Najar et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: yum.thang.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. yumthangensis, of Yumthang referring to Yumthang Hot Spring from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-o-ba-KIL-lus yum-t^han͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: AYN2; JCM 32596; KCTC 33950; MTCC 12769

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG603320 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Najar IN, Sherpa MT, Das S, Verma K, Dubey VK, Thakur N. Geobacillus yumthangensis sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a north-east Indian hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3430-3434. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:297-298.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Parageobacillus yumthangensis (Najar et al. 2018) Najar et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Parageobacillus yumthangensis (Najar et al. 2018) Najar et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: MTCC 12749.
  • ❗ Geobacillus yumthangensis 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 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: Najar IN, Sherpa MT, Das S, Verma K, Dubey VK, Thakur N. Geobacillus yumthangensis sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a north-east Indian hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3430-3434. 🇮🇳

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