Bacillus atrophaeus DSM 2277 is an obligate aerobe, spore-forming, mesophilic prokaryote of the family Bacillaceae.
spore-forming Gram-positive motile rod-shaped obligate aerobe mesophilic 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Bacilli |
| Order Caryophanales |
| Family Bacillaceae |
| Genus Bacillus |
| Species Bacillus atrophaeus |
| Full scientific name Bacillus atrophaeus Nakamura 1989 |
| @ref | Gram stain | Cell shape | Motility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123357 | positive | rod-shaped |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 730 | NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 37027 | MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar | Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml) | |||
| 123357 | CIP Medium 3 | Medium recipe at CIP | |||
| 123357 | CIP Medium 72 | Medium recipe at CIP |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 730 | positive | growth | 30 | mesophilic | |
| 37027 | positive | growth | 30 | mesophilic | |
| 67770 | positive | growth | 30 | mesophilic | |
| 67772 | positive | minimum | 5-10 | psychrophilic | |
| 67772 | positive | optimum | 28-30 | mesophilic | |
| 67772 | positive | maximum | 50-55 | thermophilic | |
| 123357 | positive | growth | 30-45 | ||
| 123357 | negative | growth | 10 | ||
| 123357 | negative | growth | 55 |
| 123357 | Oxygen toleranceobligate aerobe |
| 123357 | Spore formationyes |
| @ref | Salt | Growth | Tested relation | Concentration | |
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| 123357 | NaCl | positive | growth | 0-10 % |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
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| 68371 | 27613 ChEBI | amygdalin | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 27613 ChEBI | amygdalin | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 18305 ChEBI | arbutin | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 17057 ChEBI | cellobiose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 123357 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | - | carbon source | |
| 68368 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | - | assimilation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 17108 ChEBI | D-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 18333 ChEBI | D-arabitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28847 ChEBI | D-fucose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 12936 ChEBI | D-galactose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 62318 ChEBI | D-lyxose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16988 ChEBI | D-ribose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17924 ChEBI | D-sorbitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16443 ChEBI | D-tagatose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17113 ChEBI | erythritol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16813 ChEBI | galactitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | + | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 28066 ChEBI | gentiobiose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 24265 ChEBI | gluconate | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 15443 ChEBI | inulin | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 18403 ChEBI | L-arabitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 18287 ChEBI | L-fucose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 17266 ChEBI | L-sorbose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 65328 ChEBI | L-xylose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 25094 ChEBI | lysine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 6731 ChEBI | melezitose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 320061 ChEBI | methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 43943 ChEBI | methyl alpha-D-mannoside | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 74863 ChEBI | methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 123357 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | reduction | |
| 123357 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | respiration | |
| 123357 | 16301 ChEBI | nitrite | - | reduction | |
| 68368 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | Potassium 2-ketogluconate | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid | |
| 68371 | Potassium 5-ketogluconate | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid | |
| 68371 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 15963 ChEBI | ribitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17814 ChEBI | salicin | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 27082 ChEBI | trehalose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 32528 ChEBI | turanose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 17151 ChEBI | xylitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 123357 | alcohol dehydrogenase | - | 1.1.1.1 | |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 123357 | amylase | + | ||
| 68368 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 123357 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | |
| 68368 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 123357 | caseinase | + | 3.4.21.50 | |
| 123357 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 123357 | DNase | + | ||
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | - | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | - | from API zym | |
| 123357 | gamma-glutamyltransferase | + | 2.3.2.2 | |
| 123357 | gelatinase | + | ||
| 68368 | gelatinase | + | from API 20E | |
| 123357 | lecithinase | + | ||
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 123357 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | |
| 68368 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | - | from API zym | |
| 123357 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | |
| 68368 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API 20E |
| 123357 | oxidase | - | ||
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 68368 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API 20E |
| 123357 | tween esterase | - | ||
| 123357 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68368 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
| Metadata FA analysis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type of FA analysis | whole cell analysis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| method/protocol | CCUG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| @ref | 45604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| type of FA analysis | whole cell analysis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| method/protocol | CCUG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| @ref | 45604 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| @ref | ControlQ | GLY | ERY | DARA | LARA | RIB | DXYL | LXYL | ADO | MDX | GAL | GLU | FRU | MNE | SBE | RHA | DUL | INO | MAN | SOR | MDM | MDG | NAG | AMY | ARB | ESC | SAL | CEL | MAL | LAC | MEL | SAC | TRE | INU | MLZ | RAF | AMD | GLYG | XLT | GEN | TUR | LYX | TAG | DFUC | LFUC | DARL | LARL | GNT | 2KG | 5KG | |
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| 67772 | Sampling date1982 |
Global distribution of 16S sequence EF188847 (>99% sequence identity) for Bacillus from Microbeatlas ![]()
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
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| 20218 | Bacillus atrophaeus ATCC 51189 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | AY379772 | 495 | 1529886 | ||
| 20218 | Bacillus atrophaeus strain ATCC 51189 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | EF188847 | 1481 | 1529886 | ||
| 124043 | Bacillus atrophaeus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 14117. | AB680560 | 1475 | 1452 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application of an Ultrasonic Nebulizer Closet in the Disinfection of Textiles and Footwear. | Henriques TM, Rito B, Proenca DN, Morais PV. | Int J Environ Res Public Health | 10.3390/ijerph191710472 | 2022 | ||
| Phylogeny | Detection of molecular diversity in Bacillus atrophaeus by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis. | Burke SA, Wright JD, Robinson MK, Bronk BV, Warren RL. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.70.5.2786-2790.2004 | 2004 | |
| Metabolism | Subtilosin production by two Bacillus subtilis subspecies and variance of the sbo-alb cluster. | Stein T, Dusterhus S, Stroh A, Entian KD. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.70.4.2349-2353.2004 | 2004 | |
| Phylogeny | Rapid diagnostic thin section electron microscopy of bacterial endospores. | Laue M, Niederwohrmeier B, Bannert N. | J Microbiol Methods | 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.03.006 | 2007 | |
| Pathogenicity | Correlations between available primary amines, endospore coat thickness, and alkaline glutaraldehyde sensitivity for spores of select Bacillus species. | Player JK, Despain JT, Robison RA. | Microbiologyopen | 10.1002/mbo3.1117 | 2020 | |
| Pathogenicity | Identification by quantitative carrier test of surrogate spore-forming bacteria to assess sporicidal chemicals for use against Bacillus anthracis. | Majcher MR, Bernard KA, Sattar SA. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.01715-07 | 2008 | |
| Microbial Aerosols Generated from Standard Microbiological Laboratory Procedures. | Pottage T, Ngabo D, Parks S, Hookway H, Verlander NQ, Kojima K, Bennett AM. | Appl Biosaf | 10.1089/apb.2021.0038 | 2022 | ||
| Enzymology | Aerosol and Surface Deposition Characteristics of Two Surrogates for Bacillus anthracis Spores. | Bishop AH, Stapleton HL. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.02052-16 | 2016 | |
| Enzymology | Reaerosolization of Spores from Flooring Surfaces To Assess the Risk of Dissemination and Transmission of Infections. | Paton S, Thompson KA, Parks SR, Bennett AM. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.00412-15 | 2015 | |
| Phylogeny | Reclassification of bioindicator strains Bacillus subtilis DSM 675 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 2277 as Bacillus atrophaeus. | Fritze D, Pukall R | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/00207713-51-1-35 | 2001 |
| #730 | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 2277 |
| #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. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 ) |
| #20218 | Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 ) |
| #37027 | ; Curators of the CIP; |
| #45604 | Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 11738 |
| #67770 | Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM; |
| #67772 | The University of Coimbra Bacteria Culture Collection (UCCCB) ; Curators of the UCCCB; |
| #68368 | Automatically annotated from API 20E . |
| #68371 | Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid . |
| #68382 | Automatically annotated from API zym . |
| #69479 | João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta . |
| #123357 | Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 103406 |
| #124043 | Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy . |
| #126262 | A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 ) |
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