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Subspecies Geobacillus thermoleovorans subsp. thermoleovorans
Name: Geobacillus thermoleovorans subsp. thermoleovorans (Zarilla and Perry 1988) Romano et al. 2025
Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)
Basonym: Bacillus thermoleovorans Zarilla and Perry 1988
Etymology: therm.o.le.o’vo.rans. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; L. neut. n. oleum, oil; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. thermoleovorans, indicating heat-requiring bacteria capable of utilizing oil (hydrocarbons)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … therm-o-le-O-wo-rans, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 43513; BGSC 96A1; BGSG 96A1; DSM 5366; LEH-1; LMG 9823
See detailed strain information at
Effective publication:
Romano I, Poli A, Lama L, Gambacorta A, Nicolaus B. Geobacillus thermoleovorans subsp. stromboliensis subsp. nov., isolated from the geothermal volcanic environment. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2005; 51:183-189. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
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📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Geobacillus thermoleovorans subsp. stromboliensis Romano et al. 2025 according to rule 40d.
Publication:
Romano I, Poli A, Lama L, Gambacorta A, Nicolaus B. Geobacillus thermoleovorans subsp. stromboliensis subsp. nov., isolated from the geothermal volcanic environment. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2005; 51:183-189. 🇮🇹
- 🙆 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.
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📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Geobacillus thermoleovorans subsp. stromboliensis Romano et al. 2025 according to rule 40d.
Publication:
Romano I, Poli A, Lama L, Gambacorta A, Nicolaus B. Geobacillus thermoleovorans subsp. stromboliensis subsp. nov., isolated from the geothermal volcanic environment. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2005; 51:183-189.
Parent taxon: Geobacillus thermoleovorans (Zarilla and Perry 1988) Nazina et al. 2001
Assigned by:
Romano I, Poli A, Lama L, Gambacorta A, Nicolaus B. Geobacillus thermoleovorans subsp. stromboliensis subsp. nov., isolated from the geothermal volcanic environment. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2005; 51:183-189. 🇮🇹
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Record number: 69514
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