Subspecies Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis

Name: Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis (Satomi et al. 2006) Abril et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus safensis Satomi et al. 2006

Etymology: sa.fen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. safensis, arbitrarily derived from SAF (the spacecraft assembly facility at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA), from where the organism was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus sa-FEN-sis sa-FEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1126; DSM 19292; FO-36b; NBRC 100820

See detailed strain information at

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)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Bacillus safensis subsp. osmophilus Abril et al. 2019 but an explicit description was also provided. 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. 🇪🇸
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙆 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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