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: dip.so.sau’ri. 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

Pronunciation, gender: dip-so-SA͡U-ri, 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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. — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

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