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Species Virgibacillus siamensis
Name: Virgibacillus siamensis Tanasupawat et al. 2011
Etymology: si.a.men’sis. N.L. masc. adj. siamensis, of or belonging to Siam, the old name of Thailand, from where the first strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … si-a-MEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: JCM 15395; MS3-4; PCU 312; TISTR 1957
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB365482
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Tanasupawat S, Chamroensaksri N, Kudo T, Itoh T. Identification of moderately halophilic bacteria from Thai fermented fish ( pla-ra ) and proposal of Virgibacillus siamensis sp. nov. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2010; 56:369-379. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 139. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1011-1013.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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.
Parent taxon: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998
Assigned by:
Tanasupawat S, Chamroensaksri N, Kudo T, Itoh T. Identification of moderately halophilic bacteria from Thai fermented fish ( pla-ra ) and proposal of Virgibacillus siamensis sp. nov. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2010; 56:369-379. 🇹🇭
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Record number: 789111
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