Organism
Bacillus firmus
Named in 1 of the pickles in this table, under this spelling.
NCBI Taxonomy
- As published
- Bacillus firmus
- Current name
- Cytobacillus firmus
- Taxonomy id
- 1399
- Rank
- species
- Lineage
- Bacillati / Bacillota / Bacilli / Caryophanales / Bacillaceae / Cytobacillus
The name changed, the organism did not
The literature this site draws on predates the 2020 reclassification, which split the genus Lactobacillus into twenty-five genera. Papers written before it say Bacillus firmus; the current name is Cytobacillus firmus, NCBI taxid 1399. Both refer to the same organism. This site prints the source's name in the source's own row and the current name here.
Other names NCBI holds
Bacillus firmus, Bacillaceae bacterium HQ2, Bacillus sp. JP44SK20, Bacillus sp. LK28, Bacillus sp. NCIM 2264, Bacillus sp. NCIM 2462
Reported in
| Pickle | Substrate | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Tuaithur | Bamboo shoot | India |
Taxonomy from NCBI Taxonomy, retrieved 2026-09-06. Schoch, C.L. et al. (2020) NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database, baaa062. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.