Species ***Paenibacillus* *algorifonticola***

Name: Paenibacillus algorifonticola Tang et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.go.ri.fon.ti’co.la. L. masc. n. algor, the cold; L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), a spring; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, an inhabitant of a place, a resident; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. algorifonticola, an inhabitant of a cold spring

Pronunciation, gender: … al-go-ri-fon-TI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.10223; DSM 26746; JCM 16598; XJ259

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ383922 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tang QY, Yang N, Wang J, Xie YQ, Ren B, Zhou YG, Gu MY, Mao J, Li WJ, Shi YH, et al. Paenibacillus algorifonticola sp. nov., isolated from a cold spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2167-2172. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2797-2798.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00881 (N = 12).
- 😷 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: Tang QY, Yang N, Wang J, Xie YQ, Ren B, Zhou YG, Gu MY, Mao J, Li WJ, Shi YH, et al. Paenibacillus algorifonticola sp. nov., isolated from a cold spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2167-2172. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 789436

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Species Paenibacillus algorifonticola

Species ***Paenibacillus* *algorifonticola***