Name: Lentibacillus persicus Sánchez-Porro et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: per’si.cus. L. masc. adj. persicus, Persian, pertaining to Persia (Iran), from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: PER-si-kus, masculine

Type strain: Amb31; CCM 7683; CECT 7524; DSM 22530; LMG 25304

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN376846 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sanchez-Porro C, Amoozegar MA, Fernandez AB, Babavalian H, Ramezani M, Ventosa A. Lentibacillus persicus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic species isolated from a saline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1407-1412.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1987-1988.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11333 (N = 73).
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Lentibacillus Yoon et al. 2002

Assigned by: Sanchez-Porro C, Amoozegar MA, Fernandez AB, Babavalian H, Ramezani M, Ventosa A. Lentibacillus persicus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic species isolated from a saline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1407-1412.

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Record number: 788582