Species Paenibacillus albus

Name: Paenibacillus albus Jang et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al’bus. L. masc. adj. albus, white, named for the white colonies of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-ba-KIL-lus AL-bus, masculine

Type strain: 18JY67-1; JCM 33184; KCTC 33959

16S rRNA gene: MK074849 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Jang JH, Maeng SH, Sathiyaraj S, Subramani G, Jung HY, Kim MK. Paenibacillus albus sp. nov., a UV radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from soil in Korea. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:1111-1118. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 228. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7052.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Jang JH, Maeng SH, Sathiyaraj S, Subramani G, Jung HY, Kim MK. Paenibacillus albus sp. nov., a UV radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from soil in Korea. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:1111-1118. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 1226

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