Name: Terribacillus goriensis (Kim et al. 2007) Krishnamurthi and Chakrabarti 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pelagibacillus goriensis Kim et al. 2007

Etymology: go.ri.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. goriensis, from Gori, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: go-ri-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CL-GR16; DSM 18252; KCCM 42329

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16S rRNA gene: DQ519571 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Krishnamurthi S, Chakrabarti T. Proposal for transfer of Pelagibacillus goriensis Kim et al. 2007 to the genus Terribacillus as Terribacillus goriensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2287-2291.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 125. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1-2.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Terribacillus saccharophilus An et al. 2007

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Terribacillus saccharophilus An et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pelagibacillus goriensis Kim et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Hauser et al. (2025), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Terribacillus saccharophilus An et al. 2007. Publication: Hauser T, Lawson PA, Bevis DL, McLaughlin RW. Genome-based reclassification of Terribacillus goriensis (Kim et al. 2007) Krishnamurthi and Chakrabarti 2009 as a later heterotypic synonym of Terribacillus saccharophilus An et al. 2007. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6794.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.
  • 😢 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. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. The usage of the term "coherent taxon" (or equivalent) is cautioned against. 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.
  • ❗ Terribacillus goriensis 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 Terribacillus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "CL-GR16: 1 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Terribacillus goriensis (Kim et al. 2007) Krishnamurthi and Chakrabarti 2008 appears in the October 2008 issue of the IJSEM. However, this name was not validly published [see Rule 27(3)]. In order to validly publish this new combination, Terribacillus goriensis (Kim et al. 2007) Krishnamurthi and Chakrabarti 2009 was cited on Validation List 125. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 125. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1-2.

Parent taxon: Terribacillus An et al. 2007

Assigned by: Krishnamurthi S, Chakrabarti T. Proposal for transfer of Pelagibacillus goriensis Kim et al. 2007 to the genus Terribacillus as Terribacillus goriensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2287-2291.

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