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Species Lysinibacillus telephonicus
Name: Lysinibacillus telephonicus Rahi et al. 2017
Etymology: te.le.pho’ni.cus. N.L. neut. n. telephonum, telephone; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. telephonicus, pertaining to the telephone, the type strain was isolated from a cellular phone
Pronunciation, gender: te-le-PHO-ni-kus, masculine
Type strain: KACC 18714; LMG 29294; MCC 3065; S5H2222
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT735049
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Rahi P, Kurli R, Khairnar M, Jagtap S, Pansare AN, Dastager SG, Shouche YS. Description of Lysinibacillus telephonicus sp. nov., isolated from the screen of a cellular phone. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2289-2295. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Ureibacillus telephonicus" (Rahi et al. 2017) Gupta and Patel 2020 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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:
Rahi P, Kurli R, Khairnar M, Jagtap S, Pansare AN, Dastager SG, Shouche YS. Description of Lysinibacillus telephonicus sp. nov., isolated from the screen of a cellular phone. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2289-2295. 🇮🇳
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Record number: 795522
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