Species ***Paenibacillus* *chibensis***

Name: Paenibacillus chibensis Shida et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.ben’sis. N.L. masc. adj. chibensis, referring to Chiba, a Japanese prefecture where the research laboratory of Higeta Shoyu Co., Ltd. is located

Pronunciation, gender: k^hi-BEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CIP 105254; DSM 11731; HSCC 442; IFO 15958; JCM 9905; LMG 14457; NBRC 15958; NRRL B-142

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB073194 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shida O, Takagi H, Kadowaki K, Nakamura LK, Komagata K. Emended description of Paenibacillus amylolyticus and description of Paenibacillus illinoisensis sp. nov. and Paenibacillus chibensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:299-306. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:917-919.

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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 15 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: Shida O, Takagi H, Kadowaki K, Nakamura LK, Komagata K. Emended description of Paenibacillus amylolyticus and description of Paenibacillus illinoisensis sp. nov. and Paenibacillus chibensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:299-306. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 779055

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Species Paenibacillus chibensis

Species ***Paenibacillus* *chibensis***