Species Virgibacillus alimentarius

Name: Virgibacillus alimentarius Kim et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.li.men.ta’ri.us. L. masc. adj. alimentarius, pertaining to food

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wir-gi-ba-KIL-lus a-li-men-TA-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: DSM 26676; J18; JCM 16994; KACC 14624

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU202420 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim J, Jung MJ, Roh SW, Nam YD, Shin KS, Bae JW. Virgibacillus alimentarius sp. nov., isolated from a traditional Korean food. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2851-2855. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:476-477.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Virgibacillus campisalis Lee et al. 2012	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Wang et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Virgibacillus campisalis Lee et al. 2012. Publication: Wang HT, Xu L, Sun JQ. Aquibacillus kalidii sp. nov., an indole acetic acid-producing endophyte from a shoot of Kalidium cuspidatum, and reclassification of Virgibacillus campisalis Lee et al. 2012 as a later heterotypic synonym of Virgibacillus alimentarius Kim et al. 2011. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5030. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
  • 😢 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. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. 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. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998

Assigned by: Kim J, Jung MJ, Roh SW, Nam YD, Shin KS, Bae JW. Virgibacillus alimentarius sp. nov., isolated from a traditional Korean food. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2851-2855. 🇰🇷

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