Species ***Paenibacillus* *alvei***

Name: Paenibacillus alvei (Cheshire and Cheyne 1885) Ash et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus alvei Cheshire and Cheyne 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: al’ve.i. L. masc. n. alveus, a beehive; L. gen. masc. n. alvei, of a beehive

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

Type strain: ATCC 6344; CCUG 1815; CIP 66.18; DSM 29; IFO 3343; JCM 20131; LMG 13253; NBRC 3343; NCCB 48008; NRRL B-383; VKM B-502

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ320491 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ash C, Priest FG, Collins MD. Molecular identification of rRNA group 3 bacilli (Ash, Farrow, Wallbanks and Collins) using a PCR probe test. Proposal for the creation of a new genus Paenibacillus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1993; 64:253-260. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 52. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:197-198.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacillus alvei Cheshire and Cheyne 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01740 (N = 13).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: Yes - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+, n". — 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 97 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 This species, listed in the Validation List no. 52 (Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 197-198.), was inadvertently omitted from Validation List no. 51 (Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 852.); the effective date of validation is that of List no. 51 (October 1994). Publication: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:201.

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Ash C, Priest FG, Collins MD. Molecular identification of rRNA group 3 bacilli (Ash, Farrow, Wallbanks and Collins) using a PCR probe test. Proposal for the creation of a new genus Paenibacillus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1993; 64:253-260. 🇬🇧

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Species Paenibacillus alvei

Species ***Paenibacillus* *alvei***