Species ***Lysinibacillus* *boronitolerans***

Name: Lysinibacillus boronitolerans Ahmed et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo.ro.ni.to’le.rans. Chem. neut. n. boron, boron (B); L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. masc. part. adj. boronitolerans, boron-tolerating

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ly-si-ni-ba-KIL-lus bo-ro-ni-TO-le-rans, masculine

Type strain: 10a; ATCC BAA-1146; DSM 17140; IAM 15262; JCM 21713; NBRC 103108

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OR066538 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ahmed I, Yokota A, Yamazoe A, Fujiwara T. Proposal of Lysinibacillus boronitolerans gen. nov. sp. nov., and transfer of Bacillus fusiformis to Lysinibacillus fusiformis comb. nov. and Bacillus sphaericus to Lysinibacillus sphaericus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1117-1125. 🇵🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1675-1676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lysinibacillus Ahmed et al. 2007. Publication: Ahmed I, Yokota A, Yamazoe A, Fujiwara T. Proposal of Lysinibacillus boronitolerans gen. nov. sp. nov., and transfer of Bacillus fusiformis to Lysinibacillus fusiformis comb. nov. and Bacillus sphaericus to Lysinibacillus sphaericus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1117-1125. 🇵🇰
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 27 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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: Lysinibacillus Ahmed et al. 2007

Assigned by: Ahmed I, Yokota A, Yamazoe A, Fujiwara T. Proposal of Lysinibacillus boronitolerans gen. nov. sp. nov., and transfer of Bacillus fusiformis to Lysinibacillus fusiformis comb. nov. and Bacillus sphaericus to Lysinibacillus sphaericus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1117-1125. 🇵🇰

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Species Lysinibacillus boronitolerans

Species ***Lysinibacillus* *boronitolerans***