Brevibacillus formosus (DSM 9885, ATCC 51669, IFO 15716)

Name: Brevibacillus formosus (DSM 9885, ATCC 51669, IFO 15716)
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BacDive ID 11427

Type strain

Strain Designation NRS-863

Culture col. no. DSM 9885 ATCC 51669 IFO 15716 JCM 9169 NBRC 15716 6 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 54913

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

History DSMZ <- NRRL <- NRS 863 <- J. R. Porter (B. formosus, F12) <- G. Bredemann JCM <-- O. Shida <-- NRRL NRS-863 <-- J. R. Porter F12 <-- G. Bredemann. CIP <- 1995, O. Shida, Higeta Shoyu Lab., Chiba, Japan: strain NRS-863 <- NRRL <- J.R. Porter <- G. Bredemann

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Brevibacillus formosus NRS-863 is a bacterium of the family Paenibacillaceae.

genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 8357

LMG 16010,ATCC 51669,CIP 104544,DSM 9885,IFO 15716,JCM 9169,NRRL NRS-863,NCIMB 13368,NBRC 15716,KCTC 3832,KACC 10902,CCUG 51064

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Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:27:33

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Paenibacillaceae

Genus Brevibacillus

Species Brevibacillus formosus

Full scientific name Brevibacillus formosus (Shida et al. 1995 ex Porter 1940) Shida et al. 1996

Synonyms (1)

Bacillus formosus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Brevibacillus formosus** (1)	Type strain
11426	B. formosus M26, DSM 5620, NRS 910

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
3749	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
39044	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
119428	CIP Medium 3	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
3749	positive	growth	30
39044	positive	growth	30
67770	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125439	obligate aerobe	94.341

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

59097

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C15:0 ISO	42	14.621
C15:0 ANTEISO	38.6	14.711
C17:1 ω10c ISO	2.7	16.387
C17:0 iso	2.4	16.629
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	2.1	17.724
C16:1 ω7c alcohol	1.8	15.386
C16:1 ω11c	1.8	15.757
C14:0 ISO	1.7	13.618
C17:1 ISO I/C16:0 DMA	1.5	16.481
C18:1 ω9c	1.3	17.769
C16:0	1.2	16
C16:0 iso	1.1	15.626
C17:0 anteiso	1	16.722
C13:0 iso	0.8	12.612

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
3749			USA	USA	North America
67770	Soil
119428	Environment, Soil	Borstel	Germany	DEU	Europe

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AB680945 (>99% sequence identity) for Brevibacillus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1150
Soil Samples	3695
Animal Samples	2257
Plant Samples	645
Total Samples	7747

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
3749	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
119428	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
67770	ASM101277v1 assembly for Brevibacillus formosus DSM 9885	scaffold	GCA_001012775	54913.4	2654587633	54913	68.41
124043	ASM301340v1 assembly for Brevibacillus formosus NRRL NRS-863	scaffold	GCA_003013405	54913.7	2854263934	54913	66.52
67770	ASM654018v1 assembly for Brevibacillus formosus NBRC 15716	contig	GCA_006540185	54913.11		54913	61.23

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Brevibacillus formosus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain:DSM 9885T	AB112712	1486	54913
20218	Brevibacillus formosus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 15716	AB680945	1461	54913
20218	Brevibacillus formosus DNA for 16S ribosomal RNA	D78460	1419	54913

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
3749	47.2
67770	47.2	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM101277v1 assembly for Brevibacillus formosus DSM 9885
BV-BRC: 54913.4

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	94.34	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	variable	67.37	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	73.58	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	72.54	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Brevibacillus formosus strain DSM 9885
PATRIC: 54913.4

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	56.03	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	97.58	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	88.56	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	75.96	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	93.93	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	84.85	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Draft Genome Sequences of 59 Endospore-Forming Gram-Positive Bacteria Associated with Crop Plants Grown in Vietnam.	Tam LTT, Jahne J, Luong PT, Thao LTP, Chung LTK, Schneider A, Blumenscheit C, Lasch P, Schweder T, Borriss R.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.01154-20	2020
	Genome Sequence of Brevibacillus formosus F12T for a Genome-Sequencing Project for Genomic Taxonomy and Phylogenomics of Bacillus-Like Bacteria.	Wang JP, Liu B, Liu GH, Chen QQ, Zhu YJ, Chen Z, Che JM.	Genome Announc	10.1128/genomea.00753-15	2015
	Links between Soil Bacteriobiomes and Fungistasis toward Fungi Infecting the Colorado Potato Beetle.	Chertkova E, Kabilov MR, Yaroslavtseva O, Polenogova O, Kosman E, Sidorenko D, Alikina T, Noskov Y, Krivopalov A, Glupov VV, Kryukov VY.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms11040943	2023
	Phylogenetically diverse bacteria isolated from tattoo inks, an azo dye-rich environment, decolorize a wide range of azo dyes.	Nho SW, Cui X, Kweon O, Jin J, Chen H, Moon MS, Kim SJ, Cerniglia CE.	Ann Microbiol	10.1186/s13213-021-01648-2	2021
	Data associated with the characterization and presumptive identification of Bacillus and related species isolated from honey samples by using HiCrome Bacillus agar.	Alippi AM.	Data Brief	10.1016/j.dib.2019.104206	2019
Metabolism	Initiating polyketide biosynthesis by on-line methyl esterification.	Li P, Chen M, Tang W, Guo Z, Zhang Y, Wang M, Horsman GP, Zhong J, Lu Z, Chen Y.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-021-24846-7	2021
	A small molecule inhibitor prevents gut bacterial genotoxin production.	Volpe MR, Velilla JA, Daniel-Ivad M, Yao JJ, Stornetta A, Villalta PW, Huang HC, Bachovchin DA, Balbo S, Gaudet R, Balskus EP.	Nat Chem Biol	10.1038/s41589-022-01147-8	2023
Metabolism	An Investigation of Petrol Metabolizing Bacteria Isolated from Contaminated Soil Samples Collected from Various Fuel Stations.	Muccee F, Ejaz S.	Pol J Microbiol	10.33073/pjm-2019-019	2019
	Alleviation of xenobiotic stress in Helianthus annuus plants via a system of Rhodococcus erythropolis IGTS8 and Brevibacillus formosus HMA5.	Sorour A, Ghanem K, Khairy H.	Int J Phytoremediation	10.1080/15226514.2025.2588332	2025
	Molecular Characterization of Bacterial Isolates from Soil Samples and Evaluation of their Antibacterial Potential against MDRS.	Sadiqi S, Hamza M, Ali F, Alam S, Shakeela Q, Ahmed S, Ayaz A, Ali S, Saqib S, Ullah F, Ullah F, Zaman W.	Molecules	10.3390/molecules27196281	2022
	Impact of rhizosphere microorganisms on arsenic (As) transformation and accumulation in a traditional Chinese medical plant.	Li JJ, Yang L, Miao CP, Teng YJ, Fu ZH, Cheng CL, Chang XX, Qian Y, Zhao LX.	Environ Sci Pollut Res Int	10.1007/s11356-021-14500-6	2021
Genetics	Brevibacillus fortis NRS-1210 produces edeines that inhibit the in vitro growth of conidia and chlamydospores of the onion pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepae.	Johnson ET, Bowman MJ, Dunlap CA.	Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek	10.1007/s10482-020-01404-7	2020
	Molecular and metabolic characterization of petroleum hydrocarbons degrading Bacillus cereus	Hussain N, Muccee F, Hammad M, Mohiuddin F, Bunny S, Shahab A.	Pol J Microbiol
Genetics	Investigation of the potential of Brevibacillus spp. for the biosynthesis of nonribosomally produced bioactive compounds by combination of genome mining with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.	Jahne J, Herfort S, Doellinger J, Lasch P, Tam LTT, Borriss R, Vater J.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1286565	2023
Metabolism	Production and purification of a hyperthermostable chitinase from Brevibacillus formosus BISR-1 isolated from the Great Indian Desert soils.	Meena S, Gothwal RK, Krishna Mohan M, Ghosh P.	Extremophiles	10.1007/s00792-014-0630-4	2014
	Beneficial bacteria as biocontrol agents for American foulbrood disease in honey bees (Apis mellifera).	Ye M, Li X, Yang F, Zhou B.	J Insect Sci	10.1093/jisesa/iead013	2023
	Optimization of Bacillus subtilis NRC1 growth conditions using response surface methodology for sustainable biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles.	El-Bendary MA, Afifi SS, Moharam ME, Elsoud MMA, Gawdat NA.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-022-25324-w	2022
	Conventional tobacco products harbor unique and heterogenous microbiomes.	Chattopadhyay S, Ramachandran P, Malayil L, Mongodin EF, Sapkota AR.	Environ Res	10.1016/j.envres.2022.115205	2023
Phylogeny	Culture-dependent and metagenomic analysis of lesser horseshoe bats' gut microbiome revealing unique bacterial diversity and signatures of potential human pathogens.	Selvin J, Lanong S, Syiem D, De Mandal S, Kayang H, Kumar NS, Kiran GS.	Microb Pathog	10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103675	2019
Genetics	Novel Plant-Associated Brevibacillus and Lysinibacillus Genomospecies Harbor a Rich Biosynthetic Potential of Antimicrobial Compounds.	Jahne J, Le Thi TT, Blumenscheit C, Schneider A, Pham TL, Le Thi PT, Blom J, Vater J, Schweder T, Lasch P, Borriss R.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms11010168	2023
Phylogeny	Phylogenetic relationships between Bacillus species and related genera inferred from comparison of 3' end 16S rDNA and 5' end 16S-23S ITS nucleotide sequences.	Xu D, Cote JC.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.02346-0	2003
	Antagonistic interactions between honey bee bacterial symbionts and implications for disease.	Evans JD, Armstrong TN.	BMC Ecol	10.1186/1472-6785-6-4	2006
	Combination of culture-independent and culture-dependent molecular methods for the determination of bacterial community of iru, a fermented Parkia biglobosa seeds.	Adewumi GA, Oguntoyinbo FA, Keisam S, Romi W, Jeyaram K.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2012.00436	2012
	Microbial immigration across the Mediterranean via airborne dust.	Rosselli R, Fiamma M, Deligios M, Pintus G, Pellizzaro G, Canu A, Duce P, Squartini A, Muresu R, Cappuccinelli P.	Sci Rep	10.1038/srep16306	2015
	Exploration of Microbial Factories for Synthesis of Nanoparticles - A Sustainable Approach for Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants.	Kapoor RT, Salvadori MR, Rafatullah M, Siddiqui MR, Khan MA, Alshareef SA.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2021.658294	2021
Phylogeny	Brevibacillus ginsengisoli sp. nov., a denitrifying bacterium isolated from soil of a ginseng field.	Baek SH, Im WT, Oh HW, Lee JS, Oh HM, Lee ST.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64382-0	2006
Phylogeny	Brevibacillus gelatini sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring.	Inan K, Ozer A, Ibrahim Guler H, Osman Belduz A, Canakci S	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.000780	2015
Phylogeny	Brevibacillus fluminis sp. nov., isolated from sediment of estuarine wetland.	Choi MJ, Bae JY, Kim KY, Kang H, Cha CJ	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.012351-0	2009

References

#3749	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 9885
#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 )
#39044	; Curators of the CIP;
#59097	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 51064
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#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 .
#119428	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 104544
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#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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Brevibacillus formosus (DSM 9885, ATCC 51669, IFO 15716)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Fatty acid profile

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_001012775

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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