Species ***Paenibacillus* *macquariensis***

Name: Paenibacillus macquariensis (Marshall and Ohye 1966) Ash et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus macquariensis Marshall and Ohye 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: mac.qua.ri.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. macquariensis, pertaining to Macquarie Island

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-ba-KIL-lus mak-kwa-ri-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23464; CCUG 37394; CIP 103269; DSM 2; LMG 6935; NCTC 10419; NRRL B-14306

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB073193 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 macquariensis Marshall and Ohye 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: JCM 14954; NCIMB 14397.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04731 (N = 13).
- 😷 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 11 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.
- 🧍 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Paenibacillus macquariensis subsp. defensor Hoshino et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Paenibacillus macquariensis subsp. macquariensis (Marshall and Ohye 1966) Hoshino et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

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 macquariensis

Species ***Paenibacillus* *macquariensis***