Name: Ureibacillus composti (Hayat et al. 2014) Li et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lysinibacillus composti Hayat et al. 2014

Etymology: com.pos’ti. N.L. gen. neut. n. composti, of compost, from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: kom-POS-ti, masculine

Type strain: DSM 24785; JCM 18777; KCTC 13796; NCCP 36

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16S rRNA gene: AB547124 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6619.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, later homonym

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

Correct name: Lysinibacillus composti Hayat et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lysinibacillus composti Hayat et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Ureibacillus composti Weon et al. 2007.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-12-09.
  • 🙅 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.
  • 🧍 Later homonym of Ureibacillus composti Weon et al. 2007. Publication: Weon HY, Lee SY, Kim BY, Noh HJ, Schumann P, Kim JS, Kwon SW. Ureibacillus composti sp. nov. and Ureibacillus thermophilus sp. nov., isolated from livestock-manure composts. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2908-2911. 🇰🇷

Parent taxon: Ureibacillus Fortina et al. 2001

Assigned by: Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 55522