Species ***Paenibacillus* *odorifer***

Name: Paenibacillus odorifer Berge et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.do’ri.fer. L. masc. n. odor, smell; L. masc. adj. suff. -fer, carrier; L. masc. adj. odorifer, carrier of smell

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-ba-KIL-lus o-DO-ri-fer, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-93; JCM 21743; LMG 19079; TOD45

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16S rRNA gene: AJ223990 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Berge O, Guinebretiere MH, Achouak W, Normand P, Heulin T. Paenibacillus graminis sp. nov. and Paenibacillus odorifer sp. nov., isolated from plant roots, soil and food. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:607-616. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.

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 26 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.
- 🧍 In Latin, odorifer -era -erum is an adjective not a noun as cited in the paper by Berge et al. 2002. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Berge O, Guinebretiere MH, Achouak W, Normand P, Heulin T. Paenibacillus graminis sp. nov. and Paenibacillus odorifer sp. nov., isolated from plant roots, soil and food. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:607-616. 🇫🇷

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Species Paenibacillus odorifer

Species ***Paenibacillus* *odorifer***