Name: Paraliobacillus quinghaiensis Chen et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: quing.hai.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. quinghaiensis, pertaining to Qinghai, western province of China, where the type strain was isolated [probably better: qinghaiensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kwin͡g-hai-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.6333; DSM 17857; YIM C158

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU135728 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen YG, Cui XL, Zhang YQ, Li WJ, Wang YX, Xu LH, Wen ML, Peng Q, Jiang CL. Paraliobacillus quinghaiensis sp. nov., isolated from salt-lake sediment in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:28-33. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:645-646.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
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  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Paraliobacillus Ishikawa et al. 2003

Assigned by: Chen YG, Cui XL, Zhang YQ, Li WJ, Wang YX, Xu LH, Wen ML, Peng Q, Jiang CL. Paraliobacillus quinghaiensis sp. nov., isolated from salt-lake sediment in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:28-33. 🇨🇳

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