Subscribe to our newsletter
To receive updates from LPSN every few months, sign up to our mailing list.
Species Paenibacillus pulvifaciens
Name: Paenibacillus pulvifaciens (Nakamura 1984 ex Katznelson 1950) Ash et al. 1994
Basonym: Bacillus pulvifaciens (ex Katznelson 1950) Nakamura 1984
Etymology: pul.vi.fa’ci.ens. L. masc. n. pulvis, dust, powder; L. pres. part. faciens, making; N.L. masc. part. adj. pulvifaciens, making powder or dust
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pul-wi-FA-ki-ens, masculine
Type strain: DSM 3615; LMG 15974; LMG 6911; NRRL B-3685
16S rRNA gene:
AB073204
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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Paenibacillus larvae (White 1906) Ash et al. 1994
-
Synonyms:
-
Name Kind Paenibacillus larvae (White 1906) Ash et al. 1994 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Paenibacillus larvae subsp. pulvifaciens (Nakamura 1984 ex Katznelson 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1996 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank Bacillus larvae White 1906 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Bacillus pulvifaciens (ex Katznelson 1950) Nakamura 1984 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
-
-
Notes:
-
⏲ According to Genersch et al. (2006), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus larvae White 1906 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Genersch E, Forsgren E, Pentikainen J, Ashiralieva A, Rauch S, Kilwinski J, Fries I. Reclassification of Paenibacillus larvae subsp. pulvifaciens and Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae as Paenibacillus larvae without subspecies differentiation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:501-511. 🇩🇪
-
⏲ According to Genersch et al. (2006), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Paenibacillus larvae (White 1906) Ash et al. 1994.
Publication:
Genersch E, Forsgren E, Pentikainen J, Ashiralieva A, Rauch S, Kilwinski J, Fries I. Reclassification of Paenibacillus larvae subsp. pulvifaciens and Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae as Paenibacillus larvae without subspecies differentiation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:501-511. 🇩🇪
- ❗ Paenibacillus pulvifaciens is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Paenibacillus.
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PI". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
-
🧍 A polyphasic taxonomic study of the two subspecies of Paenibacillus larvae, Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae and Paenibacillus larvae subsp. pulvifaciens, supported the reclassification of both subspecies into one species, Paenibacillus larvae, without subspecies classification.
Publication:
Heyndrickx M, Vandemeulebroecke K, Hoste B, Janssen P, Kersters K, De Vos P, Logan NA, Ali N, Berkeley RC. Reclassification of Paenibacillus (formerly Bacillus) pulvifaciens (Nakamura 1984) Ash et al. 1994, a later subjective synonym of Paenibacillus (formerly Bacillus) larvae (White 1906) Ash et al. 1994, as a subspecies of P. larvae, with emended descriptions of P. larvae as P. larvae subsp. larvae and P. larvae subsp. pulvifaciens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:270-279. 🇧🇪
-
🧍 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.
-
⏲ According to Genersch et al. (2006), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus larvae White 1906 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Genersch E, Forsgren E, Pentikainen J, Ashiralieva A, Rauch S, Kilwinski J, Fries I. Reclassification of Paenibacillus larvae subsp. pulvifaciens and Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae as Paenibacillus larvae without subspecies differentiation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:501-511.
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. 🇬🇧
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/paenibacillus-pulvifaciensLink copied to clipboard
Record number: 779094
This LPSN page was printed on 2026-01-25 00:25:33