Name: Paenisporosarcina quisquiliarum Krishnamurthi et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: quis.qui.li.a’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. quisquiliarum, of wastes, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a municipal landfill site

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-spo-ro-SAR-ki-na kwis-kwi-li-A-rum, feminine

Type strain: JCM 14041; MTCC 7604; SK 55

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ333897 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Krishnamurthi S, Bhattacharya A, Mayilraj S, Saha P, Schumann P, Chakrabarti T. Description of Paenisporosarcina quisquiliarum gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Sporosarcina macmurdoensis Reddy et al. 2003 as Paenisporosarcina macmurdoensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1364-1370. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2131-2132.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Paenisporosarcina Krishnamurthi et al. 2009. Publication: Krishnamurthi S, Bhattacharya A, Mayilraj S, Saha P, Schumann P, Chakrabarti T. Description of Paenisporosarcina quisquiliarum gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Sporosarcina macmurdoensis Reddy et al. 2003 as Paenisporosarcina macmurdoensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1364-1370. 🇮🇳
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The usage of the term "coherent taxon" (or equivalent) is cautioned against. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Paenisporosarcina Krishnamurthi et al. 2009

Assigned by: Krishnamurthi S, Bhattacharya A, Mayilraj S, Saha P, Schumann P, Chakrabarti T. Description of Paenisporosarcina quisquiliarum gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Sporosarcina macmurdoensis Reddy et al. 2003 as Paenisporosarcina macmurdoensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1364-1370. 🇮🇳

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