Name: Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris (Deinhard et al. 1988) Wisotzkey et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus acidoterrestris Deinhard et al. 1988

Etymology: a.ci.do.ter.res.tris. L. masc. adj. acidus, acid; L. masc./fem. adj. terrestris, of or belonging to the earth or to the land, terrestrial; N.L. masc. adj. acidoterrestris, acid-loving and isolated from soil

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49025; CIP 106132; DSM 3922; GD3B; LMG 16906

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB042057 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wisotzkey JD, Jurtshuk PJ, Fox GE, Deinhard G, Poralla K. Comparative sequence analyses on the 16S rRNA (rDNA) of Bacillus acidocaldarius, Bacillus acidoterrestris, and Bacillus cycloheptanicus and proposal for creation of a new genus, Alicyclobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:263-269.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 42. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:511.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus acidoterrestris Deinhard et al. 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 236 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Alicyclobacillus Wisotzkey et al. 1992

Assigned by: Wisotzkey JD, Jurtshuk PJ, Fox GE, Deinhard G, Poralla K. Comparative sequence analyses on the 16S rRNA (rDNA) of Bacillus acidocaldarius, Bacillus acidoterrestris, and Bacillus cycloheptanicus and proposal for creation of a new genus, Alicyclobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:263-269.

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Record number: 773046