Species Metabacillus indicus

Name: Metabacillus indicus (Suresh et al. 2004) Patel and Gupta 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus indicus Suresh et al. 2004

Etymology: in’di.cus. L. masc. adj. indicus, pertaining to India, Indian (neuter indicum also as noun)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-ta-ba-KIL-lus IN-di-kus, masculine

Type strain: CIP 108689; DSM 15820; LGM 22858; MTCC 4374; Sd/3

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ583158 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)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Pantoeobacillus indicus" (Suresh et al. 2004) Candia-Herrera et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Bacillus cibi Yoon et al. 2005	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus indicus Suresh et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Stropko et al. (2014), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacillus cibi Yoon et al. 2005. Publication: Stropko SJ, Pipes SE, Newman JD. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus cibi as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus indicus and emended description of Bacillus indicus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3804-3809. 🇺🇸
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00094 (N = 85).
  • 😷 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 12 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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: Metabacillus 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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