Name: Salibacillus marismortui (Arahal et al. 1999) Arahal et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus marismortui Arahal et al. 1999

Etymology: ma.ris.mor’tu.i. L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea; L. masc. adj. mortuus, dead; N.L. gen. neut. n. marismortui, of the Dead Sea

Pronunciation, gender: ma-ris-MOR-tu-i, masculine

Type strain: 123; ATCC 700626; CECT 5066; CIP 105609; DSM 12325; DSM 5066; LMG 18992

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ009793 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Arahal DR, Marquez MC, Volcani BE, Schleifer KH, Ventosa A. Reclassification of Bacillus marismortui as Salibacillus marismortui comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1501-1503.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Virgibacillus marismortui (Arahal et al. 1999) Heyrman et al. 2003

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus marismortui Arahal et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Virgibacillus marismortui (Arahal et al. 1999) Heyrman et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Salibacillus marismortui 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 Salibacillus.
  • 😷 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Salibacillus Wainø et al. 1999

Assigned by: Arahal DR, Marquez MC, Volcani BE, Schleifer KH, Ventosa A. Reclassification of Bacillus marismortui as Salibacillus marismortui comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1501-1503.

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Record number: 780721