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Species Metabacillus arenae
Name: Metabacillus arenae Fang et al. 2023
Etymology: a.re’nae. L. gen. fem. n. arenae, of sand, referring to the isolation of the type strain from sand
Pronunciation, gender: a-RE-na͡e, masculine
Type strain: IB182487; JCM 34523; MCCC 1K04629
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MN911316
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Fang Q, Wu Q, Huang H, Hu Y, Li C, Mo K. Metabacillus arenae sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5783. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5910.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Metabacillus Patel and Gupta 2020
Assigned by:
Fang Q, Wu Q, Huang H, Hu Y, Li C, Mo K. Metabacillus arenae sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5783.
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Record number: 37164
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