Species ***Paenibacillus* *pasadenensis***

Name: Paenibacillus pasadenensis Osman et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.sa.de.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. pasadenensis, referring to Pasadena, the city in which the JPL-SAF is located

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-ba-KIL-lus pa-sa-de-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1211; DSM 19293; NBRC 101214; SAFN-007

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681404 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Osman S, Satomi M, Venkateswaran K. Paenibacillus pasadenensis sp. nov. and Paenibacillus barengoltzii sp. nov., isolated from a spacecraft assembly facility. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1509-1514. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2251-2252.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.02165 (N = 14).
- 😷 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 12 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.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Osman S, Satomi M, Venkateswaran K. Paenibacillus pasadenensis sp. nov. and Paenibacillus barengoltzii sp. nov., isolated from a spacecraft assembly facility. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1509-1514. 🇺🇸

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Species Paenibacillus pasadenensis

Species ***Paenibacillus* *pasadenensis***