Name: Bacillus subtilis CIP 61.6
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 135280

Type strain:

Species: Bacillus subtilis

Culture col. no.: CIP 61.6, ATCC 4529, NRRL NRS-1004, NRRL: NRS-1004

Strain history: CIP <- 1961, NCTC <- W.W. Ford: strain 3, Bacillus vulgatus

NCBI tax ID(s): 1423 (species)

SI-ID 34717

ATCC 4529, ATCC 8013, NCTC 2588, NRRL NRS-1004, VKM B-918, CIP 61.6

Other strains from Bacillus subtilis

Section

Bacillus subtilis CIP 61.6 is an obligate aerobe, spore-forming, mesophilic bacterium of the family Bacillaceae.

Gram-positive
motile
rod-shaped
spore-forming
mesophilic
obligate aerobe
Bacteria

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Caryophanales*
	Family	*Bacillaceae*
	Genus	*Bacillus*
	Species	**Bacillus subtilis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Bacillus subtilis (Ehrenberg 1835) Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonym

"Vibrio subtilis"

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #34349]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #34349]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #34349]	Motility	yes

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 72

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #34349]		growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #34349]		growth	22-55 °C
[Ref.: #34349]	no	growth	10 °C

[Ref.: #34349]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #34349]	Temperature range	psychrophilic

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #34349]			growth	6

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

obligate aerobe

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Ability of spore formation

yes

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #34349]		NaCl		growth	0-10	%

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68371]	amygdalin ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	arbutin ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	cellobiose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #34349]	citrate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68371]	D-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-fructose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-galactose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-glucose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-lyxose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-mannitol ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-mannose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-ribose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-sorbitol ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-tagatose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-xylose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	erythritol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #34349]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68371]	esculin ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	galactitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	gentiobiose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	gluconate ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	glycerol ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	glycogen ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #34349]	hippurate ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68371]	inulin ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	L-arabinose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	L-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	L-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	L-sorbose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	L-xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	lactose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	maltose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	melezitose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	melibiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	methyl alpha-D-mannoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	myo-inositol ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #34349]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #34349]	nitrate ChEBI	-	respiration
[Ref.: #34349]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #68371]	Potassium 2-ketogluconate ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	Potassium 5-ketogluconate ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	raffinose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	ribitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	salicin ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	starch ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	sucrose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	trehalose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	turanose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	xylitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #34349]		indole ChEBI	no

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test	Methylred-test
[Ref.: #34349]		acetoin ChEBI	+
[Ref.: #34349]		glucose ChEBI		-

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #34349]	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
[Ref.: #68382]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #34349]	amylase	+
[Ref.: #34349]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API zym
[Ref.: #34349]	caseinase	+	3.4.21.50
[Ref.: #34349]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #34349]	DNase	+
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #34349]	gamma-glutamyltransferase	+	2.3.2.2
[Ref.: #34349]	gelatinase	+
[Ref.: #34349]	lecithinase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #34349]	lipase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #34349]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #34349]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #34349]	oxidase	-
[Ref.: #34349]	protease	+
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #34349]	tween esterase	-
[Ref.: #34349]	urease	+	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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API® 50CH acid:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	ControlQ	Acid from glycerolGLY	Acid from erythritolERY	Acid from D-arabinoseDARA	Acid from L-arabinoseLARA	Acid from D-riboseRIB	Acid from D-xyloseDXYL	Acid from L-xyloseLXYL	Acid from D-adonitolADO	Acid from methyl beta-D-xylopyranosideMDX	Acid from D-galactoseGAL	Acid from D-glucoseGLU	Acid from D-fructoseFRU	Acid from D-mannoseMNE	Acid from L-sorboseSBE	Acid from L-rhamnoseRHA	Acid from dulcitolDUL	Acid from inositolINO	Acid from D-mannitolMAN	Acid from D-sorbitolSOR	Acid from methyl alpha-D-mannopyranosideMDM	Acid from methyl alpha-D-glucopyranosideMDG	Acid from N-acetyl-glucosamineNAG	Acid from amygdalinAMY	Acid from arbutinARB	Acid from esculinESC	Acid from salicinSAL	Acid from cellobioseCEL	Acid from maltoseMAL	Acid from lactoseLAC	Acid from melibioseMEL	Acid from sucroseSAC	Acid from trehaloseTRE	Acid from inulinINU	Acid from melezitoseMLZ	Acid from raffinoseRAF	Acid from starchAMD	Acid from glycogenGLYG	Acid from xylitolXLT	Acid from gentiobioseGEN	Acid from turanoseTUR	Acid from D-lyxoseLYX	Acid from D-tagatoseTAG	Acid from D-fucoseDFUC	Acid from L-fucoseLFUC	Acid from D-arabitolDARL	Acid from L-arabitolLARL	Acid from gluconateGNT	Acid from 2-Ketogluconate2KG	Acid from 5-Ketogluconate5KG
[Ref.: #34349]	12007	not determinedn.d.	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-

API® Biotype100:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	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
[Ref.: #34349]	3178	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-

API® zym:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Control	2-naphthyl phosphateAlkaline phosphatase	2-naphthyl butyrateEsterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	2-naphthyl myristateLipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-2-naphthylamideTrypsin	N-glutaryl-phenylalanine-2-naphthylamidealpha- Chymotrypsin	2-naphthyl phosphateAcid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-galactpyranosidealpha- Galactosidase	2-naphthyl-betaD-galactpyranosidebeta- Galactosidase	Naphthol-AS-BI-betaD-glucuronidebeta- Glucuronidase	2-naphthyl-alphaD-glucopyranosidealpha- Glucosidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-betaD-glucopyranosidebeta- Glucosidase	1-naphthyl-N-acetyl-betaD-glucosaminideN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-mannopyranosidealpha- Mannosidase	2-naphthyl-alphaL-fucopyranosidealpha- Fucosidase
[Ref.: #34349]	13017	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

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Biosafety level

Risk group (French classification)

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

CIP 61.6, ATCC 4529, NRRL NRS-1004, NRRL: NRS-1004

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SI-ID 34717

References

#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 )

#34349 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 61.6

#68371

Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .

#68382

Automatically annotated from API zym .

#92659

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 . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID34717.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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