Name:Paenibacilluswynnii Rodríguez-Díaz et al. 2005
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:wyn’ni.i.N.L. gen. masc. n.wynnii, of Wynn, in honour of Dr. David Wynn-Williams, the Antarctic microbiologist who developed Mars Oasis as a research site
Valid publication:
Rodriguez-Diaz M, Lebbe L, Rodelas B, Heyrman J, De Vos P, Logan NA. Paenibacillus wynnii sp. nov., a novel species harbouring the nifH gene, isolated from Alexander Island, Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2093-2099. 🇬🇧
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:7-9.
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 0.04874 (N = 13).
😷 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 6 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.
Assigned by:
Rodriguez-Diaz M, Lebbe L, Rodelas B, Heyrman J, De Vos P, Logan NA. Paenibacillus wynnii sp. nov., a novel species harbouring the nifH gene, isolated from Alexander Island, Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2093-2099. 🇬🇧
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