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Name: Virgibacillus natechei Amziane et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: na.te’che.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. natechei, of Mohamed Nateche, the man who took the samples during 11 days in the Algerian desert

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wir-gi-ba-KIL-lus na-TE-khe-i, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 62224; DSM 25609; FarD

16S rRNA gene: JX435821 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Amziane M, Metiaz F, Darenfed-Bouanane A, Djenane Z, Selama O, Abderrahmani A, Cayol JL, Fardeau ML. Virgibacillus natechei sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from sediment of a saline lake in southwest of Algeria. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:462-466. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 167. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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: Amziane M, Metiaz F, Darenfed-Bouanane A, Djenane Z, Selama O, Abderrahmani A, Cayol JL, Fardeau ML. Virgibacillus natechei sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from sediment of a saline lake in southwest of Algeria. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:462-466. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 793689