Name: Metabacillus harenarius Liang et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: ha.re.na’ri.us. L. masc. adj. harenarius, pertaining to sand (female harenaria and neuter harenarium also as noun)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-ta-ba-KIL-lus ha-re-NA-ri-us, masculine
Type strain: HB246100; JCM 38130; MCCC 1K09923
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PV185343
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Liang R, Mo K, Zhao Z, Hu Y, Zhang Z, Jiang M, Huang H. Metabacillus harenarius sp. nov., an alginate lyase-producing bacterium, and reclassification of 'Bacillus weihaiensis'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7185. 
🇨🇳
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Metabacillus Patel and Gupta 2020
Assigned by:
Liang R, Mo K, Zhao Z, Hu Y, Zhang Z, Jiang M, Huang H. Metabacillus harenarius sp. nov., an alginate lyase-producing bacterium, and reclassification of 'Bacillus weihaiensis'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7185. 🇨🇳
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.72381Link copied to clipboard
