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Species Paenibacillus borealis

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Caryophanales Paenibacillaceae Paenibacillus Paenibacillus borealis

Name: Paenibacillus borealis Elo et al. 2001

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bo.re.a’lis. L. masc. adj. borealis, pertaining to the north (wind), boreal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-ba-KIL-lus bo-re-A-lis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 43137; CIP 107056; DSM 13188; KK19

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16S rRNA gene: AJ011322 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Elo S, Suominen I, Kampfer P, Juhanoja J, Salkinoja-Salonen M, Haahtela K. Paenibacillus borealis sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing species isolated from spruce forest humus in Finland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:535-545. 🇫🇮

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04167 (N = 13).
    • 😷 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 24 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Elo S, Suominen I, Kampfer P, Juhanoja J, Salkinoja-Salonen M, Haahtela K. Paenibacillus borealis sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing species isolated from spruce forest humus in Finland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:535-545. 🇫🇮

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Record number: 779053

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