Species Piscibacillus salipiscarius

Name: Piscibacillus salipiscarius Tanasupawat et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.li.pis.ca’ri.us. L. masc. n. sal (gen. salis), salt; L. masc. adj. piscarius, of or belonging to fish; N.L. masc. adj. salipiscarius, of or belonging to a salted fish

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pis-ki-ba-KIL-lus sa-li-pis-KA-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: DSM 21622; JCM 13188; PCU 270; RBU1-1; TISTR 1571

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16S rRNA gene: AB194046 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tanasupawat S, Namwong S, Kudo T, Itoh T. Piscibacillus salipiscarius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from fermented fish (pla-ra) in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1413-1417. 🇹🇭

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Piscibacillus Tanasupawat et al. 2007. Publication: Tanasupawat S, Namwong S, Kudo T, Itoh T. Piscibacillus salipiscarius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from fermented fish (pla-ra) in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1413-1417. 🇹🇭
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Piscibacillus Tanasupawat et al. 2007

Assigned by: Tanasupawat S, Namwong S, Kudo T, Itoh T. Piscibacillus salipiscarius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from fermented fish (pla-ra) in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1413-1417. 🇹🇭

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