Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 169573
Type strain: 
Species: Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis
Strain Designation: JPL-MERTA-8-2
Strain history: <- J. Benardini, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA; JPL-MERTA-8-2
General
@ref: 68881
BacDive-ID: 169573
DSM-Number: 103081
keywords: Bacteria, mesophilic
description: Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis JPL-MERTA-8-2 is a mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from Mars Exploration Rover - lander petal fabric.
strain history
- @ref: 68881
- history: <- J. Benardini, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA; JPL-MERTA-8-2
doi: 10.13145/bacdive169573.20230509.8.1
Name and taxonomic classification
LPSN
- @ref: 20215
- description: domain/bacteria
- keyword: phylum/bacillota
- domain: Bacteria
- phylum: Bacillota
- class: Bacilli
- order: Caryophanales
- family: Bacillaceae
- genus: Bacillus
- species: Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis
- full scientific name: Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis (Satomi et al. 2006) Abril et al. 2019
@ref: 68881
domain: Bacteria
phylum: Firmicutes
class: Bacilli
order: Caryophanales
family: Bacillaceae
genus: Bacillus
species: Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis
full scientific name: Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis (Satomi et al. 2006) Abril et al. 2019
strain designation: JPL-MERTA-8-2
type strain: no
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
- @ref: 68881
- name: CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220)
- growth: yes
- link: https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/medium/pdf/DSMZ_Medium220.pdf
culture temp
- @ref: 68881
- growth: positive
- type: growth
- temperature: 30
- range: mesophilic
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
isolation
- @ref: 68881
- sample type: Mars Exploration Rover - lander petal fabric
- geographic location: California, Pasadena
- country: USA
- origin.country: USA
- continent: North America
Safety information
risk assessment
- @ref: 68881
- biosafety level: 1
- biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)
External links
@ref: 68881
culture collection no.: DSM 103081
straininfo link
- @ref: 115769
- straininfo: 398496
Reference
| @id | authors | title | doi/url | catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20215 | Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M. | List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ | 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 | |
| 68881 | Curators of the DSMZ | https://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-103081 | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 103081) | |
| 115769 | Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J. | StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers | 10.60712/SI-ID398496.1 |