Pseudobacillus badius

Pseudobacillus badius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Caryophanales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Pseudobacillus
Species:
P. badius
Binomial name
Pseudobacillus badius
(Batchelor 1919) Verma et al. 2024
Synonyms[1]
  • Bacillus badius Batchelor 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Bacillus encimensis Dastager et al. 2015

Pseudobacillus badius is a species of Gram-positive, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacterium in the family Bacillaceae. It was originally isolated from the intestinal tract of children and described in 1919 as Bacillus badius.[2] The specific epithet badius is Latin for "chestnut brown".[1] The type strain is DSM 23T (= ATCC 14574T = NCTC 10333T = JCM 12228T).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Species: Pseudobacillus badius". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Batchelor, Marjorie Dietz (1919). "Aerobic Spore-Bearing Bacteria in the Intestinal Tract of Children". Journal of Bacteriology. 4 (1): 23–34.15. doi:10.1128/jb.4.1.23-34.15.1919. PMC 378790. PMID 16558822.