Name: Heliophilum fasciatum Ormerod et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fa.sci.a.tum. L. masc. n. fascis, bundle; L. neut. adj. fasciatum, bundled, named for the fact that cells form into bundles that move as a unit

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51790; DSM 11170; Tanzania

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L36197 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ormerod JG, Kimble LK, Nesbakken T, Torgersen YA, Woese CR, Madigan MT. Heliophilum fasciatum gen. nov. sp. nov. and Heliobacterium gestii sp. nov.: endospore-forming heliobacteria from rice field soils. Arch Microbiol 1996; 165:226-234.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 59. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1189-1190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Heliophilum Ormerod et al. 1996. Publication: Ormerod JG, Kimble LK, Nesbakken T, Torgersen YA, Woese CR, Madigan MT. Heliophilum fasciatum gen. nov. sp. nov. and Heliobacterium gestii sp. nov.: endospore-forming heliobacteria from rice field soils. Arch Microbiol 1996; 165:226-234.
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Heliophilum Ormerod et al. 1996

Assigned by: Ormerod JG, Kimble LK, Nesbakken T, Torgersen YA, Woese CR, Madigan MT. Heliophilum fasciatum gen. nov. sp. nov. and Heliobacterium gestii sp. nov.: endospore-forming heliobacteria from rice field soils. Arch Microbiol 1996; 165:226-234.

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

Record number: 776876