Name: Gracilibacillus dipsosauri (Lawson et al. 1996) Wainø et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus dipsosauri Lawson et al. 1996

Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Dipsosaurus, scientific genus name of the desert iguana; N.L. gen. masc. n. dipsosauri, of the desert iguana because it was first isolated from the nasal salt glands of the desert iguana

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700347; CIP 105095; DD1; DSM 11125; LMG 17413; NCFB 3027; NCIMB 703027; NRRL B-23348

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB101591 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Waino M, Tindall BJ, Schumann P, Ingvorsen K. Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:821-831.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus dipsosauri Lawson et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Gracilibacillus Wainø et al. 1999

Assigned by: Waino M, Tindall BJ, Schumann P, Ingvorsen K. Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:821-831.

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Record number: 776606