Species Paenibacillus thermophilus

Name: Paenibacillus thermophilus Zhou et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.lus. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, heat-loving, referring to its growth temperature

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^her-MO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2011115; DSM 24746; JCM 17693; WP-1

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16S rRNA gene: JQ824133 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zhou Y, Gao S, Wei DQ, Yang LL, Huang X, He J, Zhang YJ, Tang SK, Li WJ. Paenibacillus thermophilus sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from a sediment of hot spring in Fujian province, China. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:601-609. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 149. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Paenibacillus macerans (Schardinger 1905) Ash et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacillus macerans Schardinger 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Aerobacillus macerans" (Schardinger 1905) Donker 1926	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
Paenibacillus macerans (Schardinger 1905) Ash et al. 1994	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Kobayashi et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Aerobacillus macerans" (Schardinger 1905) Donker 1926. Publication: Kobayashi H, Tanizawa Y, Sakamoto M, Nakamura Y, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Reclassification of Paenibacillus thermophilus Zhou et al. 2013 as a later heterotypic synonym of Paenibacillus macerans (Schardinger 1905) Ash et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:417-421. 🇯🇵
- ⏲ According to Kobayashi et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus macerans Schardinger 1905 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Kobayashi H, Tanizawa Y, Sakamoto M, Nakamura Y, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Reclassification of Paenibacillus thermophilus Zhou et al. 2013 as a later heterotypic synonym of Paenibacillus macerans (Schardinger 1905) Ash et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:417-421. 🇯🇵
- ⏲ According to Kobayashi et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Paenibacillus macerans (Schardinger 1905) Ash et al. 1994. Publication: Kobayashi H, Tanizawa Y, Sakamoto M, Nakamura Y, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Reclassification of Paenibacillus thermophilus Zhou et al. 2013 as a later heterotypic synonym of Paenibacillus macerans (Schardinger 1905) Ash et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:417-421. 🇯🇵
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1251-1252.
- ❗ Paenibacillus thermophilus 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 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 3 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Zhou Y, Gao S, Wei DQ, Yang LL, Huang X, He J, Zhang YJ, Tang SK, Li WJ. Paenibacillus thermophilus sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from a sediment of hot spring in Fujian province, China. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:601-609. 🇨🇳

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Species Paenibacillus thermophilus