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Species Paenibacillus cookii

Name: Paenibacillus cookii Logan et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: coo’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. cookii, of Cook, referring to Captain James Cook, of HMS Resolution, who discovered Candlemas Island on Candlemas Day (2 February), 1775

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-ba-KIL-lus KOO-ki-i, masculine

Type strain: CIP 108110; DSM 16944; isolate SSI018; LMG 18419; Logan collection no. B1718

16S rRNA gene: AJ250317 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Logan NA, De Clerck E, Lebbe L, Verhelst A, Goris J, Forsyth G, Rodriguez-Diaz M, Heyndrickx M, De Vos P. Paenibacillus cineris sp. nov. and Paenibacillus cookii sp. nov., from Antarctic volcanic soils and a gelatin-processing plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1071-1076. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1911-1913.

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 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 9 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: Logan NA, De Clerck E, Lebbe L, Verhelst A, Goris J, Forsyth G, Rodriguez-Diaz M, Heyndrickx M, De Vos P. Paenibacillus cineris sp. nov. and Paenibacillus cookii sp. nov., from Antarctic volcanic soils and a gelatin-processing plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1071-1076. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 779060