Bacillus infantis (DSM 19098, JCM 13438, KCCM 90025)

Name: Bacillus infantis (DSM 19098, JCM 13438, KCCM 90025)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 1265

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 19098 JCM 13438 KCCM 90025 LMG 24756 CIP 109493 2 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 324767

Special Collections DSMZ JCM CIP Literature strains

History DSMZ <- JCM <- K.S. Ko, strain SMC 4352-1 JCM <-- K. S. Ko SMC 4352-1. CIP <- 2007, JCM <- 2005, K.S. Ko, ARFID, Seoul, Korea: strain SMC 4352-1

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Bacillus infantis DSM 19098 is an obligate aerobe bacterium that has a orange pigmentation and was isolated from blood of a newborn child with sepsis.

pigmented obligate aerobe 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 297133

JCM 13438,DSM 19098,CIP 109493,LMG 24756

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:25:13

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Bacillaceae

Genus Bacillus

Species Bacillus infantis

Full scientific name Bacillus infantis Ko et al. 2006

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bacillus infantis** (1)	Type strain
154545	B. infantis CCUG 54330

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Cell length
22896			3-10 µm
22897	positive
120103	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

22898

Colony colorpink

Pigmentation

@ref	Production	Color
22896		orange

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
7889	CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: CASO AGAR (Merck 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 15.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water
22895	TSA + 5% sheep blood
22897	Blood agar
33303	MEDIUM 6 - Columbia agar with 10 % horse blood		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Horseblood (100.000 ml)
120103	CIP Medium 6	Medium recipe at CIP
120103	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP
120103	CIP Medium 45	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
7889	positive	growth	30
22895	positive	growth	37
22896	positive	maximum	40
22896	positive	minimum	10
33303	positive	growth	37
67770	positive	growth	37

Culture pH

@ref	Ability	Type	PH
22895	positive	optimum	7

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

120103

Oxygen toleranceobligate aerobe

Compound production

22895

CompoundAcetoin

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
22895	16808 ChEBI	2-dehydro-D-gluconate	-	growth
22895	58143 ChEBI	5-dehydro-D-gluconate	-	growth
22897	58143 ChEBI	5-dehydro-D-gluconate	+	growth
22896	30089 ChEBI	acetate	+	growth
22898	17128 ChEBI	adipate	-	growth
22895	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	growth
22897	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	+	growth
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	growth
22897	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	+	growth
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22896		casein	+	hydrolysis
22895	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	+/-	growth
22895	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	+	growth
22897	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	+	growth
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	16947 ChEBI	citrate	+/-	growth
22898	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	growth
22895	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	growth
22896	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	growth
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22896	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	+	growth
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	+	growth
22896	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	+	builds acid from
22895	18391 ChEBI	D-gluconate	-	growth
22895	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	growth
22896	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from
22896	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	growth
22898	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	growth
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	growth
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22898	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	growth
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	growth
22896	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	growth
22898	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	growth
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22896	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	growth
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	growth
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	growth
22896	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	builds acid from
22897	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	growth
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	growth
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	growth
22897	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	growth
22898	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+/-	hydrolysis
22897	28757 ChEBI	fructose	+	growth
22895	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	growth
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	28260 ChEBI	galactose	+	growth
22897	28260 ChEBI	galactose	+	growth
22895	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	+/-	hydrolysis
22896	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	+	hydrolysis
22895	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	growth
22897	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	growth
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	growth
22897	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	+	growth
22898	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	+	growth
22897	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+	growth
22895	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	growth
22897	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	growth
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	growth
22896	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	+	builds acid from
22897	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	+	growth
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	growth
22896	15443 ChEBI	inulin	+	builds acid from
22897	15443 ChEBI	inulin	+	growth
22898	16977 ChEBI	L-alanine	-	growth
22895	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	growth
22898	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	growth
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	growth
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	growth
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22898	15971 ChEBI	L-histidine	-	growth
22895	38030 ChEBI	L-mannitol	+	growth
22898	17203 ChEBI	L-proline	-	growth
22895	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	growth
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22898	17115 ChEBI	L-serine	-	growth
22895	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	+	growth
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	growth
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22896	24996 ChEBI	lactate	+	growth
22898	24996 ChEBI	lactate	+	growth
22895	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	growth
22896	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from
22897	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	growth
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22896	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	growth
22898	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	growth
22895	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	growth
22897	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	growth
22898	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+/-	growth
22895	29864 ChEBI	mannitol	+	growth
22897	29864 ChEBI	mannitol	+	growth
22897	37684 ChEBI	mannose	-	growth
22895	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	growth
22896	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	growth
22896	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	builds acid from
22896	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	growth
22897	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	growth
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	growth
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	growth
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	37657 ChEBI	methyl D-glucoside	-	growth
22897	37657 ChEBI	methyl D-glucoside	+	growth
22895	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	growth
22897	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	growth
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	506227 ChEBI	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine	-	growth
22897	506227 ChEBI	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine	+	growth
22898	506227 ChEBI	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine	+/-	growth
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22896	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
22898	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
120103	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
120103	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
22895		O-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranosid	+/-	growth
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22898	17272 ChEBI	propionate	-	growth
22895	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	growth
22897	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	growth
22895	26546 ChEBI	rhamnose	-	growth
22895	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	growth
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	33942 ChEBI	ribose	-	growth
22897	33942 ChEBI	ribose	-	growth
22895	17814 ChEBI	salicin	+	growth
22897	17814 ChEBI	salicin	+	growth
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	growth
22897	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	+	growth
22895	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	growth
22896	28017 ChEBI	starch	+/-	hydrolysis
22897	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	growth
22898	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	hydrolysis
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	growth
22896	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from
22896	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	growth
22897	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	growth
22895	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	growth
22896	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from
22897	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	growth
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	growth
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
22895	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	growth
22896	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from
22897	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	growth
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
22895	15688 ChEBI	acetoin
120103	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
22895	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
22898	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
22898	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
22898	alpha-chymotrypsin	+/-	3.4.21.1
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
22898	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20
68382	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
22896	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6
22895	beta-galactosidase	+/-	3.2.1.23
22896	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
22898	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
22897	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
120103	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.3	from API zym
22895	cytochrome oxidase	+/-	1.9.3.1
22897	cytochrome oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
22898	cytochrome oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
68382	esterase (C 4)	-		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		from API zym
22895	gelatinase	+/-
22896	gelatinase	+
22898	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
120103	oxidase	-
22898	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4
68382	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	from API zym
120103	urease	+	3.5.1.5
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
120103	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-

API 50CHac

@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
120103	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+/-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	+/-	+	+	+/-	+	+/-	-	+/-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-

API biotype100

@ref	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
120103	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Infection	#Disease	-
#Infection	#Patient	-
#Host Body Product	#Fluids	#Blood
#Host	#Human	#Child

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Host species	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
7889	blood of a newborn child with sepsis	Homo sapiens	Republic of Korea	KOR	Asia
67770	Blood of a newborn child with sepsis	Homo sapiens
120103	Human, Blood	Homo sapiens

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AY904032 (>99% sequence identity) for Bacillaceae from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	972
Soil Samples	2010
Animal Samples	717
Plant Samples	355
Total Samples	4054

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
7889	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
120103		1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	Bacillus infantis DSM 19098	complete	2928344086	324767	93.09

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
7889	Bacillus infantis strain SMC 4352-1 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY904032	1367		324767
124043	Bacillus infantis strain SMC 4352-1 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	OQ921688	1438		324767

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
22897	40.8	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)
7889	40.8

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Genetics	Whole genomic sequence analysis of Bacillus infantis: defining the genetic blueprint of strain NRRL B-14911, an emerging cardiopathogenic microbe.	Massilamany C, Mohammed A, Loy JD, Purvis T, Krishnan B, Basavalingappa RH, Kelley CM, Guda C, Barletta RG, Moriyama EN, Smith TP, Reddy J.	BMC Genomics	10.1186/s12864-016-2900-2	2016
	Improved biodegradation of 17beta-estradiol by indigenous microorganisms and assessment of its ecotoxicity.	Arumugam KV, Shanmugam VK.	Microb Pathog	10.1016/j.micpath.2025.108063	2025
	Characterization and antibiofilm activity of carotenoids derived from marine Bacillus infantis against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.	Soni N, Patel T, Dhandhukia P, Thakker JN.	Int J Environ Health Res	10.1080/09603123.2025.2464082	2025
Biotechnology	Spoilage potential of Bacillus isolated from cooked sausage: Bidirectional verification from in vitro to in situ.	Tan L, Xie Y, Zhang W, Zheng S, Wu Y, Ma Y, Zhao J, Li C, Xu B.	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2025.111114	2025
	Carotenoid from marine Bacillus infantis: production, extraction, partial characterization, and its biological activity.	Soni N, Dhandhukia P, Thakker JN.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-023-03505-z	2023
Phylogeny	Novel BTEX-degrading strains from subsurface soil: Isolation, identification and growth evaluation.	Kaur G, Lecka J, Krol M, Brar SK.	Environ Pollut	10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122303	2023
Genetics	Resolution of MALDI-TOF compared to whole genome sequencing for identification of Bacillus species isolated from cleanrooms at NASA Johnson Space Center.	Mazhari F, Regberg AB, Castro CL, LaMontagne MG.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2025.1499516	2025
	Probiogenomic analysis and safety assessment of Bacillus isolates using Omics approach in combination with In-vitro	Khullar G, Det-udom R, Prombutar P, Prakitchaiwattana C.	Lebensm Wiss Technol	10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113216	2022
	Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Degradation by Bacillus infantis sp. Isolated from Soil and Identification of phaZ and bdhA Expressing PHB Depolymerase.	Jeon Y, Jin H, Kong Y, Cha HG, Lee BW, Yu K, Yi B, Kim HT, Joo JC, Yang YH, Lee J, Jung SK, Park SH, Park K.	J Microbiol Biotechnol	10.4014/jmb.2303.03013	2023
Phylogeny	Plant growth promoting and antagonistic traits of bacteria isolated from forest soil samples.	Chowhan LB, Mir MI, Sabra MA, El-Habbab AA, Kiran Kumar B.	Iran J Microbiol	10.18502/ijm.v15i2.12480	2023
	Dynamically induced spatial segregation in multispecies bacterial bioconvection.	Gallardo-Navarro O, Arbel-Goren R, August E, Olmedo-Alvarez G, Stavans J.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-025-56244-8	2025
	MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Characterization of Culturable Microbiota Associated with the Skin of Amphibians from the Southern Andes Mountains of Ecuador.	Salazar J, Gonzalez J, Riofrio R, Siavichay F, Carrera M, Mogrovejo A, Barrera-Galicia G, Valdez-Tenezaca A.	Microb Ecol	10.1007/s00248-025-02555-8	2025
Genetics	Whole Genome Shotgun Sequencing-Based Insights into the Benzene and Xylene Degrading Potentials of Bacteria.	Muccee F, Mohiuddin F, Shahab A, Almajwal A, Afsar T, Amor H, Razak S.	Pol J Microbiol	10.33073/pjm-2025-020	2025
	Evaluation of antioxidant potential of pigments extracted from Bacillus spp. and Halomonas spp. isolated from mangrove rhizosphere.	Patkar S, Shinde Y, Chindarkar P, Chakraborty P.	BioTechnologia (Pozn)	10.5114/bta.2021.106522	2021
Metabolism	Characterization of thermostable alkaline proteases from Bacillus infantis SKS1 isolated from garden soil.	Saggu SK, Mishra PC.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0188724	2017
Phylogeny	Isolation and Identification of Bacterial Strains Colonizing the Surface of Biodegradable Polymers.	Esposito R, Federico S, Amato A, Viel T, Caramiello D, Macina A, Miralto M, Ambrosino L, Chiusano ML, Cocca M, Manfra L, Libralato G, Zupo V, Costantini M.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms13030609	2025
	Emerging prospects of Bacillus species in attaining the sustainable development goals.	Kumar H, Guleria S, Kuca K, Peter L, Mohammed A, Malik T, Sethi N, Dhanjal DS, Kumar D, Harun HBC.	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-025-13634-8	2025
Phylogeny	Isolation of Potential Bacteria as Inoculum for Biofloc Formation in Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei Culture Ponds.	Kasan NA, Ghazali NA, Ikhwanuddin M, Ibrahim Z.	Pak J Biol Sci	10.3923/pjbs.2017.306.313	2017
	OseR, a bacterial redox sensor, regulates ergothioneine uptake via a Cys thiol switch, enhancing oxidative stress resistance and virulence.	Zhu X, Wu Y, Yao H, Wu Z.	Redox Biol	10.1016/j.redox.2025.103790	2025
Genetics	Comparative metagenomic analysis from Sundarbans ecosystems advances our understanding of microbial communities and their functional roles.	Das BK, Chakraborty HJ, Kumar V, Rout AK, Patra B, Das SK, Behera BK.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-024-67240-1	2024
	The use of ultraviolet light generated from light-emitting diodes for the disinfection of transvaginal ultrasound probes.	Yasir M, Willcox MDP.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0298449	2024
	Antimicrobial susceptibility test and antimicrobial resistance gene detection of extracellular enzyme bacteria isolated from tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) for probiotic candidates.	Mawardi M, Indrawati A, Wibawan IWT, Lusiastuti AM.	Vet World	10.14202/vetworld.2023.264-271	2023
	Marine microalgae co-cultured with floc-forming bacterium: Insight into growth and lipid productivity.	Yee CS, Okomoda VT, Hashim F, Waiho K, Sheikh Abdullah SR, Alamanjo C, Abu Hasan H, Muzalina Mustafa E, Kasan NA.	PeerJ	10.7717/peerj.11217	2021
	Enhanced specificity of Bacillus metataxonomics using a tuf-targeted amplicon sequencing approach.	Xu X, Nielsen LJD, Song L, Maroti G, Strube ML, Kovacs AT.	ISME Commun	10.1038/s43705-023-00330-9	2023
Genetics	To culture or not to culture: a snapshot of culture-dependent and culture-independent bacterial diversity from peanut rhizosphere.	Hinsu A, Dumadiya A, Joshi A, Kotadiya R, Andharia K, Koringa P, Kothari R.	PeerJ	10.7717/peerj.12035	2021
Phylogeny	Exploring Diversity and Polymer Degrading Potential of Epiphytic Bacteria Isolated from Marine Macroalgae.	Kumar P, Verma A, Sundharam SS, Ojha AK, Krishnamurthi S.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms10122513	2022
	Type IV Pili Are a Critical Virulence Factor in Clinical Isolates of Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus.	Hehnly C, Shi A, Ssentongo P, Zhang L, Isaacs A, Morton SU, Streck N, Erdmann-Gilmore P, Tolstoy I, Townsend RR, Limbrick DD, Paulson JN, Ericson JE, Galperin MY, Schiff SJ, Broach JR.	mBio	10.1128/mbio.02688-22	2022
	Insights into Antagonistic Interactions of Multidrug Resistant Bacteria in Mangrove Sediments from the South Indian State of Kerala.	Imchen M, Vennapu RK, Ghosh P, Kumavath R.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms7120678	2019
	OpuF, a New Bacillus Compatible Solute ABC Transporter with a Substrate-Binding Protein Fused to the Transmembrane Domain.	Teichmann L, Kummel H, Warmbold B, Bremer E.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01728-18	2018
Enzymology	Identification of opportunistic pathogenic bacteria in drinking water samples of different rural health centers and their clinical impacts on humans.	Pindi PK, Yadav PR, Shanker AS.	Biomed Res Int	10.1155/2013/348250	2013
Enzymology	Culturing of female bladder bacteria reveals an interconnected urogenital microbiota.	Thomas-White K, Forster SC, Kumar N, Van Kuiken M, Putonti C, Stares MD, Hilt EE, Price TK, Wolfe AJ, Lawley TD.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-018-03968-5	2018
	Assessment of Airborne Bacterial and Fungal Communities in Selected Areas of Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.	Sivagnanasundaram P, Amarasekara RWK, Madegedara RMD, Ekanayake A, Magana-Arachchi DN.	Biomed Res Int	10.1155/2019/7393926	2019
	Evaluation of Senna tora (L.) Roxb. leaves as source of bioactive molecules with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial potential.	Rahman MM, Al Noman MA, Khatun S, Alam R, Shetu MMH, Talukder EK, Imon RR, Biswas MY, Anis-Ul-Haque KM, Uddin MJ, Akhter S.	Heliyon	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12855	2023
	Discovery and structure of a widespread bacterial ABC transporter specific for ergothioneine.	Zhang Y, Gonzalez-Gutierrez G, Legg KA, Walsh BJC, Pis Diez CM, Edmonds KA, Giedroc DP.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-022-35277-3	2022
	Genome In Silico and In Vitro Analysis of the Probiotic Properties of a Bacterial Endophyte, Bacillus Paranthracis Strain MHSD3.	Diale MO, Kayitesi E, Serepa-Dlamini MH.	Front Genet	10.3389/fgene.2021.672149	2021
Biotechnology	Enhanced Glutamate Synthesis and Export by the Thermotolerant Emerging Industrial Workhorse Bacillus methanolicus in Response to High Osmolarity.	Frank C, Hoffmann T, Zelder O, Felle MF, Bremer E.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2021.640980	2021
	The GbsR Family of Transcriptional Regulators: Functional Characterization of the OpuAR Repressor.	Ronzheimer S, Warmbold B, Arnhold C, Bremer E.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2018.02536	2018
	Genetic and genomic diversity of NheABC locus from Bacillus strains.	Cai Y, Huang T, Xu Y, Zhou G, Zou P, Zeng G, Liu X.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-017-1350-9	2017
Genetics	Microbial Communities of Meat and Meat Products: An Exploratory Analysis of the Product Quality and Safety at Selected Enterprises in South Africa.	Madoroba E, Magwedere K, Chaora NS, Matle I, Muchadeyi F, Mathole MA, Pierneef R.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms9030507	2021
Genetics	Bacillus niameyensis sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human gut.	Tidjani Alou M, Rathored J, Traore SI, Khelaifia S, Michelle C, Brah S, Diallo BA, Raoult D, Lagier JC.	New Microbes New Infect	10.1016/j.nmni.2015.09.011	2015
Phylogeny	Bacillus abyssalis sp. nov., isolated from a sediment of the South China Sea.	You ZQ, Li J, Qin S, Tian XP, Wang FZ, Zhang S, Li WJ.	Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek	10.1007/s10482-013-9875-7	2013
Phylogeny	Bacillus gottheilii sp. nov., isolated from a pharmaceutical manufacturing site.	Seiler H, Wenning M, Schmidt V, Scherer S.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.036277-0	2013
Phylogeny	Bacillus mesophilum sp. nov., strain IITR-54T, a novel 4-chlorobiphenyl dechlorinating bacterium.	Manickam N, Singh NK, Bajaj A, Kumar RM, Kaur G, Kaur N, Bala M, Kumar A, Mayilraj S.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-014-0988-9	2014
Phylogeny	Bacillus purgationiresistans sp. nov., isolated from a drinking-water treatment plant.	Vaz-Moreira I, Figueira V, Lopes AR, Lobo-da-Cunha A, Sproer C, Schumann P, Nunes OC, Manaia CM.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.028605-0	2012
Genetics	Bacillus rubiinfantis sp. nov. strain mt2(T), a new bacterial species isolated from human gut.	Tidjiani Alou M, Rathored J, Khelaifia S, Michelle C, Brah S, Diallo BA, Raoult D, Lagier JC.	New Microbes New Infect	10.1016/j.nmni.2015.09.008	2015
Phylogeny	Bacillus infantis sp. nov. and Bacillus idriensis sp. nov., isolated from a patient with neonatal sepsis.	Ko KS, Oh WS, Lee MY, Lee JH, Lee H, Peck KR, Lee NY, Song JH	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64213-0	2006

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