Species Lysinibacillus meyeri

Name: Lysinibacillus meyeri Seiler et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mey’e.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. meyeri, of Meyer, named in honour of Arthur Meyer, who, together with Ernst Neide in 1904, described the species Bacillus sphaericus, now Lysinibacillus sphaericus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ly-si-ni-ba-KIL-lus MEY-e-ri, masculine

Type strain: DSM 25057; LMG 26643; WS 4626

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16S rRNA gene: HE577173 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Seiler H, Scherer S, Wenning M. Lysinibacillus meyeri sp. nov., isolated from a medical practice. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1512-1518. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2368-2370.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Metasolibacillus meyeri (Seiler et al. 2013) Gupta and Patel 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Metasolibacillus meyeri (Seiler et al. 2013) Gupta and Patel 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Lysinibacillus meyeri is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Lysinibacillus.
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Seiler H, Scherer S, Wenning M. Lysinibacillus meyeri sp. nov., isolated from a medical practice. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1512-1518. 🇩🇪

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Species Lysinibacillus meyeri