Name: Paucisalibacillus globulus Nunes et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: glo’bu.lus. L. masc. dim. n. globulus, a little ball, a globule, because the bacterium forms colonies that are similar to a little ball, a globule (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation, gender: GLO-bu-lus, masculine

Type strain: B 22; CIP 108857; DSM 18846; LMG 23148

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM114102 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nunes I, Tiago I, Pires AL, da Costa MS, Verissimo A. Paucisalibacillus globulus gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive bacterium isolated from potting soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1841-1845.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Paucisalibacillus Nunes et al. 2006. Publication: Nunes I, Tiago I, Pires AL, da Costa MS, Verissimo A. Paucisalibacillus globulus gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive bacterium isolated from potting soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1841-1845.
  • 😢 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 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: Paucisalibacillus Nunes et al. 2006

Assigned by: Nunes I, Tiago I, Pires AL, da Costa MS, Verissimo A. Paucisalibacillus globulus gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive bacterium isolated from potting soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1841-1845.

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