Species ***Paenibacillus* *taiwanensis***

Name: Paenibacillus taiwanensis Lee et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tai.wa.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. taiwanensis, of Taiwan, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-ba-KIL-lus tai-wa-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 17411; DSM 18679; G-soil-2-3; IAM 15414; JCM 23198; LMG 23799

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ890521 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee FL, Kuo HP, Tai CJ, Yokota A, Lo CC. Paenibacillus taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from soil in Taiwan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1351-1354. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1935-1936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00563 (N = 13).
- 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Lee FL, Kuo HP, Tai CJ, Yokota A, Lo CC. Paenibacillus taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from soil in Taiwan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1351-1354. 🇹🇼

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Species Paenibacillus taiwanensis

Species ***Paenibacillus* *taiwanensis***