Species Thermobacillus composti

Name: Thermobacillus composti Watanabe et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: com.pos’ti. N.L. gen. neut. n. composti, of/from compost

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-mo-ba-KIL-lus kom-POS-ti, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18247; JCM 13945; KWC4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB254031 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Watanabe K, Nagao N, Yamamoto S, Toda T, Kurosawa N. Thermobacillus composti sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a composting reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1473-1477. 🇯🇵

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:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.31418 (N = 15).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "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 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thermobacillus Touzel et al. 2000

Assigned by: Watanabe K, Nagao N, Yamamoto S, Toda T, Kurosawa N. Thermobacillus composti sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a composting reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1473-1477. 🇯🇵

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