Species ***Paenibacillus* *cavernae***

Name: Paenibacillus cavernae Lee 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ver’nae. L. gen. fem. n. cavernae, of a cavern, the site from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-WER-na͡e, masculine

Type strain: C4-5; DSM 100100; KCTC 33652

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: LN852381 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dong Lee S. Paenibacillus cavernae sp. nov., isolated from soil of a natural cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:598-603. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.

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 3 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: Dong Lee S. Paenibacillus cavernae sp. nov., isolated from soil of a natural cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:598-603. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 793815

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Species Paenibacillus cavernae

Species ***Paenibacillus* *cavernae***