Species ***Paenibacillus* *albidus***

Name: Paenibacillus albidus Zhuang et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al’bi.dus. L. masc. adj. albidus, somewhat white

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … AL-bi-dus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.16134; KCTC 33911; Q4-3

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY674517 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhuang J, Xin D, Zhang YQ, Guo J, Zhang J. Paenibacillus albidus sp. nov., isolated from grassland soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4685-4691. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:471-473.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

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 4 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Zhuang J, Xin D, Zhang YQ, Guo J, Zhang J. Paenibacillus albidus sp. nov., isolated from grassland soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4685-4691. 🇨🇳

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Species Paenibacillus albidus

Species ***Paenibacillus* *albidus***