Name: Mesobacillus foraminis (Tiago et al. 2006) Patel and Gupta 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus foraminis Tiago et al. 2006

Etymology: fo.ra’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. foraminis, of a hole

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CIP 108889; CV53; DSM 19613; LMG 23174

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ717382 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus foraminis Tiago et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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: Mesobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020

Assigned by: Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438.

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Record number: 7359