Name: Bacillus safensis subsp. osmophilus Abril et al. 2019

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: os.mo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. ôsmos, impulse; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friendly, loving; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. masc. adj. osmophilus, referred to its ability to growth in media containing high sugar concentrations

Pronunciation, gender: … os-MO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: BC 9; CECT 9344; LMG 30124

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16S rRNA gene: KY990920 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abril AG, Rama JLR, Feijoo-Siota L, Calo-Mata P, Salazar S, Peix A, Velazquez E, Villa TG. Bacillus safensis subsp. osmophilus subsp. nov., isolated from condensed milk, and description of Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:189-195. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:875-876.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus safensis Satomi et al. 2006

Assigned by: Abril AG, Rama JLR, Feijoo-Siota L, Calo-Mata P, Salazar S, Peix A, Velazquez E, Villa TG. Bacillus safensis subsp. osmophilus subsp. nov., isolated from condensed milk, and description of Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:189-195. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 798068