Name: Humibacillus xanthopallidus Kageyama et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xan.tho.pal’li.dus. Gr. masc. adj. xanthos, yellow; L. masc. adj. pallidus, pale; N.L. masc. adj. xanthopallidus, pale yellow

Pronunciation, gender: xan-t^ho-PAL-li-dus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 21776; JCM 15923; KV-663; NBRC 101803; NRRL B-24471

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16S rRNA gene: AB282888 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kageyama A, Matsumoto A, Omura S, Takahashi Y. Humibacillus xanthopallidus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1547-1551.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Humibacillus Kageyama et al. 2008. Publication: Kageyama A, Matsumoto A, Omura S, Takahashi Y. Humibacillus xanthopallidus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1547-1551.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Humibacillus Kageyama et al. 2008

Assigned by: Kageyama A, Matsumoto A, Omura S, Takahashi Y. Humibacillus xanthopallidus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1547-1551.

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Record number: 787442