Bacillus velezensis (DSM 23117, BGSC 10A6, LMG 26770)

Name: Bacillus velezensis (DSM 23117, BGSC 10A6, LMG 26770)
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BacDive ID 1310

Type strain

Strain Designation FZB42

Culture col. no. DSM 23117 BGSC 10A6 LMG 26770 FZB42

NCBI tax ID(s) 492670

Special Collections DSMZ

History DSMZ <- H. Junge, ABiTEP GmbH, Berlin, Germany; FZB42 <- B. Krebs et al.

Links

Bacillus velezensis FZB42 is a bacterium that was isolated from plant-pathogen infested soil and its organic material.

genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 378027

DSM 23117,LMG 26770

@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 velezensis

Full scientific name Bacillus velezensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005

Synonyms (2)

Bacillus methylotrophicus
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bacillus velezensis** (3)	Type strain
153720	B. velezensis CCUG 50740, CECT 5686, LMG 22478 (type strain)
23706	B. velezensis CBMB205, DSM 28326, KACC 17006, KACC 13105, ...
176926	B. velezensis PY2.3, DSM 119459

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
16716	NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1; with strain-specific modifications) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 3.0 g/l MnSO4 0.01 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
16716	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125439	facultative anaerobe	90.731

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125438		94.92

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Soil
#Host	#Other	-
#Host	#Plants	-

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
16716	plant-pathogen infested soil and its organic material	Berlin	Germany	DEU	Europe

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
16716	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Phages

@ref	Name	Strain number
124042	Bacillus phage vB_BveM-Goe7	DSM 23117

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM1578v2 assembly for Bacillus velezensis FZB42	complete	GCA_000015785	326423.5	640753005	326423	99.4

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain DSM 23117 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	KC510187	803		1390

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM1578v2 assembly for Bacillus velezensis FZB42
NCBI: GCA_000015785

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	facultative anaerobe	90.73	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	variable	67.72	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	58.03	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	56.60	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Bacillus velezensis FZB42 FZB42
NCBI: GCA_000015785.2

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	81.47	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	90.45	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	76.24	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	94.92	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	93.89	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	86.76	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Maple Syrup and Bacillus velezensis based Supplement: in Vivo Study of the Impact on Growth Performance, Microbiota Composition, and Metabolic Activity in Weaned Piglets.	Decabooter G, Verso LL, Guay F, Filteau M, Fliss I.	Curr Microbiol	10.1007/s00284-025-04514-5	2025
Genetics	Bacillus velezensis YXDHD1-7 Prevents Early Blight Disease by Promoting Growth and Enhancing Defense Enzyme Activities in Tomato Plants.	Li W, Sun L, Wu H, Gu W, Lu Y, Liu C, Zhang J, Li W, Zhou C, Geng H, Li Y, Peng H, Shi C, Wang D, Peng G.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms12050921	2024
	Genome-Based Characterization of Plant-Associated Rhodococcus qingshengii RL1 Reveals Stress Tolerance and Plant-Microbe Interaction Traits.	Kuhl T, Chowdhury SP, Uhl J, Rothballer M.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2021.708605	2021
Proteome	Identification of Microorganisms by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS¹) and in Silico Peptide Mass Libraries.	Lasch P, Schneider A, Blumenscheit C, Doellinger J.	Mol Cell Proteomics	10.1074/mcp.tir120.002061	2020
	Novel Pseudomonas sp. SCA7 Promotes Plant Growth in Two Plant Families and Induces Systemic Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana.	Kuhl-Nagel T, Rodriguez PA, Gantner I, Chowdhury SP, Schwehn P, Rosenkranz M, Weber B, Schnitzler JP, Kublik S, Schloter M, Rothballer M, Falter-Braun P.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.923515	2022
	Genome sequencing of biocontrol strain Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Bam1 and further analysis of its heavy metal resistance mechanism.	Luo Y, Chen L, Lu Z, Zhang W, Liu W, Chen Y, Wang X, Du W, Luo J, Wu H.	Bioresour Bioprocess	10.1186/s40643-022-00563-x	2022
	Discrimination between the Two Closely Related Species of the Operational Group B. amyloliquefaciens Based on Whole-Cell Fatty Acid Profiling.	Huynh T, Voros M, Kedves O, Turbat A, Sipos G, Leitgeb B, Kredics L, Vagvolgyi C, Szekeres A.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms10020418	2022
	Epsc Involved in the Encoding of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 Act to Boost the Drought Tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana.	Lu X, Liu SF, Yue L, Zhao X, Zhang YB, Xie ZK, Wang RY.	Int J Mol Sci	10.3390/ijms19123795	2018
Metabolism	Amylocyclicin, a novel circular bacteriocin produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42.	Scholz R, Vater J, Budiharjo A, Wang Z, He Y, Dietel K, Schwecke T, Herfort S, Lasch P, Borriss R.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.01474-14	2014
	Bacterial Traits Involved in Colonization of Arabidopsis thaliana Roots by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42.	Dietel K, Beator B, Budiharjo A, Fan B, Borriss R.	Plant Pathol J	10.5423/ppj.oa.10.2012.0155	2013
Metabolism	Collagen-like proteins (ClpA, ClpB, ClpC, and ClpD) are required for biofilm formation and adhesion to plant roots by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42.	Zhao X, Wang Y, Shang Q, Li Y, Hao H, Zhang Y, Guo Z, Yang G, Xie Z, Wang R.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0117414	2015
Biotechnology	Identification of an unauthorized genetically modified bacteria in food enzyme through whole-genome sequencing.	Fraiture MA, Bogaerts B, Winand R, Deckers M, Papazova N, Vanneste K, De Keersmaecker SCJ, Roosens NHC.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-020-63987-5	2020
Metabolism	Annulment of Bacterial Antagonism Improves Plant Beneficial Activity of a Bacillus velezensis Consortium.	Shao J, Liu Y, Xie J, Stefanic P, Lv Y, Fan B, Mandic-Mulec I, Zhang R, Shen Q, Xu Z	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00240-22	2022
Genetics	Genome sequence data of Bacillus velezensis BP1.2A and BT2.4.	Blumenscheit C, Jahne J, Schneider A, Blom J, Schweder T, Lasch P, Borriss R	Data Brief	10.1016/j.dib.2022.107978	2022
	Synergistic Effects of a Root-Endophytic Trichoderma Fungus and Bacillus on Early Root Colonization and Defense Activation Against Verticillium longisporum in Rapeseed.	Hafiz FB, Moradtalab N, Goertz S, Rietz S, Dietel K, Rozhon W, Humbeck K, Geistlinger J, Neumann G, Schellenberg I	Mol Plant Microbe Interact	10.1094/MPMI-11-21-0274-R	2022
Metabolism	Comparative Genome Analysis Reveals Phylogenetic Identity of Bacillus velezensis HNA3 and Genomic Insights into Its Plant Growth Promotion and Biocontrol Effects.	Zaid DS, Cai S, Hu C, Li Z, Li Y	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.02169-21	2022
Genetics	Complete genome sequence of Bacillus velezensis YYC, a bacterium isolated from the tomato rhizosphere.	Yan Y, Xu W, Chen W, Hu Y, Wang Z	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-021-02709-5	2021
Pathogenicity	Plant immune system activation is necessary for efficient root colonization by auxin-secreting beneficial bacteria.	Tzipilevich E, Russ D, Dangl JL, Benfey PN	Cell Host Microbe	10.1016/j.chom.2021.09.005	2021
Phylogeny	Isolation and Characterization of Endophyte Bacillus velezensis KOF112 from Grapevine Shoot Xylem as Biological Control Agent for Fungal Diseases.	Hamaoka K, Aoki Y, Suzuki S	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants10091815	2021
Biotechnology	The Plant-Beneficial Rhizobacterium Bacillus velezensis FZB42 Controls the Soybean Pathogen Phytophthora sojae Due to Bacilysin Production.	Han X, Shen D, Xiong Q, Bao B, Zhang W, Dai T, Zhao Y, Borriss R, Fan B	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.01601-21	2021
Metabolism	Up-Regulated Salivary Proteins of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys on Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria-Treated Plants.	Serteyn L, Lourme O, Iannello L, Baiwir D, Mazzucchelli G, Ongena M, Francis F	J Chem Ecol	10.1007/s10886-021-01293-8	2021
	Biocontrol Activity of Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. Against Botrytis cinerea and Other Cannabis Fungal Pathogens.	Balthazar C, Novinscak A, Cantin G, Joly DL, Filion M	Phytopathology	10.1094/PHYTO-03-21-0128-R	2022
Phylogeny	Killing Effect of Bacillus Velezensis FZB42 on a Xanthomonas Campestris pv. Campestris (Xcc) Strain Newly Isolated from Cabbage Brassica Oleracea Convar. Capitata (L.): A Metabolomic Study.	Macha H, Maresova H, Jurikova T, Svecova M, Benada O, Skriba A, Baranek M, Novotny C, Palyzova A	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms9071410	2021
	Two Lysine Sites That Can Be Malonylated Are Important for LuxS Regulatory Roles in Bacillus velezensis.	Cao X, Li Y, Fan J, Zhao Y, Borriss R, Fan B	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms9061338	2021
Proteome	A native conjugative plasmid confers potential selective advantages to plant growth-promoting Bacillus velezensis strain GH1-13.	Choi Y, Pham H, Nguyen MP, Tran LVH, Kim J, Kim S, Lee CW, Song J, Kim YH	Commun Biol	10.1038/s42003-021-02107-z	2021
	Identification of Collimonas gene loci involved in the biosynthesis of a diffusible secondary metabolite with broad-spectrum antifungal activity and plant-protective properties.	Akum FN, Kumar R, Lai G, Williams CH, Doan HK, Leveau JHJ	Microb Biotechnol	10.1111/1751-7915.13716	2020
Genetics	Comparative Genomics Analysis Provides New Strategies for Bacteriostatic Ability of Bacillus velezensis HAB-2.	Xu P, Xie S, Liu W, Jin P, Wei D, Yaseen DG, Wang Y, Miao W	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2020.594079	2020
Metabolism	A novel Rap-Phr system in Bacillus velezensis NAU-B3 regulates surfactin production and sporulation via interaction with ComA.	Liang Z, Qiao JQ, Li PP, Zhang LL, Qiao ZX, Lin L, Yu CJ, Yang Y, Zubair M, Gu Q, Wu HJ, Borriss R, Gao XW	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-020-10942-z	2020
	Bacillus velezensis 83 a bacterial strain from mango phyllosphere, useful for biological control and plant growth promotion.	Balderas-Ruiz KA, Bustos P, Santamaria RI, Gonzalez V, Cristiano-Fajardo SA, Barrera-Ortiz S, Mezo-Villalobos M, Aranda-Ocampo S, Guevara-Garcia AA, Galindo E, Serrano-Carreon L	AMB Express	10.1186/s13568-020-01101-8	2020
Phylogeny	Phage vB_BveM-Goe7 represents a new genus in the subfamily Bastillevirinae.	Furrer AD, Bomeke M, Hoppert M, Hertel R	Arch Virol	10.1007/s00705-020-04546-1	2020
Enzymology	The "pseudo-pathogenic" effect of plant growth-promoting Bacilli on starchy plant storage organs is due to their alpha-amylase activity which is stimulating endogenous opportunistic pathogens.	Wu L, Li X, Ma L, Blom J, Wu H, Gu Q, Borriss R, Gao X	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-020-10367-8	2020
Metabolism	Identification of miRNAs Involved in Bacillus velezensis FZB42-Activated Induced Systemic Resistance in Maize.	Xie S, Yu H, Li E, Wang Y, Liu J, Jiang H	Int J Mol Sci	10.3390/ijms20205057	2019
	Bacillus velezensis UTB96 Is an Antifungal Soil Isolate with a Reduced Genome Size Compared to That of Bacillus velezensis FZB42.	Vahidinasab M, Ahmadzadeh M, Henkel M, Hausmann R, Morabbi Heravi K	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/MRA.00667-19	2019
	Corrigendum: Bacillus velezensis FZB42 in 2018: The Gram-Positive Model Strain for Plant Growth Promotion and Biocontrol.	Fan B, Wang C, Song X, Ding X, Wu L, Wu H, Gao X, Borriss R	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2019.01279	2019
Transcriptome	AmyloWiki: an integrated database for Bacillus velezensis FZB42, the model strain for plant growth-promoting Bacilli.	Fan B, Wang C, Ding X, Zhu B, Song X, Borriss R	Database (Oxford)	10.1093/database/baz071	2019
Genetics	Complete Genome of Bacillus velezensis CMT-6 and Comparative Genome Analysis Reveals Lipopeptide Diversity.	Deng Q, Wang R, Sun D, Sun L, Wang Y, Pu Y, Fang Z, Xu D, Liu Y, Ye R, Yin S, Xie S, Gooneratne R	Biochem Genet	10.1007/s10528-019-09927-z	2019
Pathogenicity	Engineered biosynthesis of cyclic lipopeptide locillomycins in surrogate host Bacillus velezensis FZB42 and derivative strains enhance antibacterial activity.	Luo C, Chen Y, Liu X, Wang X, Wang X, Li X, Zhao Y, Wei L	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-019-09784-1	2019
Phylogeny	Bacillus velezensis: phylogeny, useful applications, and avenues for exploitation.	Adeniji AA, Loots DT, Babalola OO	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-019-09710-5	2019
Enzymology	Detailed Mode of Action of Arabinan-Debranching alpha-L-Arabinofuranosidase GH51 from Bacillus velezensis.	Oh GW, Kang Y, Choi CY, Kang SY, Kang JH, Lee ML, Han NS, Kim TJ	J Microbiol Biotechnol	10.4014/jmb.1807.11035	2019
Genetics	Genome Sequence of the Probiotic Strain Bacillus velezensis Variant polyfermenticus GF423.	Jeong H, Kim J, Choi SK, Pan JG	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/MRA.01000-18	2018
	Bacillus velezensis FZB42 in 2018: The Gram-Positive Model Strain for Plant Growth Promotion and Biocontrol.	Fan B, Wang C, Song X, Ding X, Wu L, Wu H, Gao X, Borriss R	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2018.02491	2018
Metabolism	A comprehensive understanding of the biocontrol potential of Bacillus velezensis LM2303 against Fusarium head blight.	Chen L, Heng J, Qin S, Bian K	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0198560	2018
Genetics	Complete Genome Sequence of vB_BveP-Goe6, a Virus Infecting Bacillus velezensis FZB42.	Schilling T, Hoppert M, Daniel R, Hertel R	Genome Announc	10.1128/genomeA.00008-18	2018
	Biofilm formation is determinant in tomato rhizosphere colonization by Bacillus velezensis FZB42.	Al-Ali A, Deravel J, Krier F, Bechet M, Ongena M, Jacques P	Environ Sci Pollut Res Int	10.1007/s11356-017-0469-1	2017
Metabolism	Small RNA profiling reveals important roles for miRNAs in Arabidopsis response to Bacillus velezensis FZB42.	Xie S, Jiang H, Xu Z, Xu Q, Cheng B	Gene	10.1016/j.gene.2017.07.064	2017
	Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus velezensis, and Bacillus siamensis Form an "Operational Group B. amyloliquefaciens" within the B. subtilis Species Complex.	Fan B, Blom J, Klenk HP, Borriss R	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2017.00022	2017
	Plantazolicin is an ultra-narrow spectrum antibiotic that targets the Bacillus anthracis membrane.	Molohon KJ, Saint-Vincent PMB, Park S, Doroghazi JR, Maxson T, Hershfield JR, Flatt KM, Schroeder NE, Ha T, Mitchell DA	ACS Infect Dis	10.1021/acsinfecdis.5b00115	2015
Genetics	Bacillus velezensis is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Bacillus methylotrophicus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum and 'Bacillus oryzicola' are later heterotypic synonyms of Bacillus velezensis based on phylogenomics.	Dunlap CA, Kim SJ, Kwon SW, Rooney AP	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.000858	2015
Genetics	Genome Sequence of Antibiotic-Producing Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain KCTC 13012.	Jeong H, Park SH, Choi SK	Genome Announc	10.1128/genomeA.01121-15	2015
Phylogeny	Phylogenomic analysis shows that Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus methylotrophicus.	Dunlap CA, Kim SJ, Kwon SW, Rooney AP	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.000226	2015
Biotechnology	Characterization of Bacillus velezensis UTB96, Demonstrating Improved Lipopeptide Production Compared to the Strain B. velezensis FZB42.	Vahidinasab M, Adiek I, Hosseini B, Akintayo SO, Abrishamchi B, Pfannstiel J, Henkel M, Lilge L, Voegele RT, Hausmann R	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms10112225	2022
Phylogeny	Relationship of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens clades associated with strains DSM 7T and FZB42T: a proposal for Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. amyloliquefaciens subsp. nov. and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum subsp. nov. based on complete genome sequence comparisons.	Borriss R, Chen XH, Rueckert C, Blom J, Becker A, Baumgarth B, Fan B, Pukall R, Schumann P, Sproer C, Junge H, Vater J, Puhler A, Klenk HP.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.023267-0	2011

References

#16716	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 23117
#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 )
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#124042	Johannes Wittmann, Clara Rolland, Lorenz Reimer, Joaquim Sardà: PhageDive .
#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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Bacillus velezensis (DSM 23117, BGSC 10A6, LMG 26770)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Phages

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_000015785

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

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