Species ***Virgibacillus* *subterraneus***

Name: Virgibacillus subterraneus Wang et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sub.ter.ra’ne.us. L. masc. adj. subterraneus, underground, subterranean, indicating the source of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wir-gi-ba-KIL-lus sub-ter-RA-ne-us, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.7734; DSM 22441; H57B72

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ746573 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang X, Xue Y, Ma Y. Virgibacillus subterraneus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic Gram-positive bacterium isolated from subsurface saline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2763-2767. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:477-478.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😢 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. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998

Assigned by: Wang X, Xue Y, Ma Y. Virgibacillus subterraneus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic Gram-positive bacterium isolated from subsurface saline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2763-2767. 🇨🇳

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Species Virgibacillus subterraneus

Species ***Virgibacillus* *subterraneus***