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

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus safensis Satomi et al. 2006

Etymology: sa.fen’sis. N.L. masc./fem. 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

Gender: masculine

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

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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

• 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.

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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