Paenibacillus polymyxa (CIP A39, ATCC 7070, NRRL B-368)

Name: Paenibacillus polymyxa (CIP A39, ATCC 7070, NRRL B-368)
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BacDive ID 136141

Type strain

Strain Designation NRS-279, 8277

Culture col. no. CIP A39 ATCC 7070 NRRL B-368 NRS-279 8277

NCBI tax ID(s) 1406

Special Collections CIP

History CIP <- 1952, ATCC, Bacillus polymyxa <- N.R. Smith: strain NRS-279 <- Difco Lab.: strain 8277

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Paenibacillus polymyxa NRS-279 is a facultative anaerobe, spore-forming, mesophilic prokaryote of the family Paenibacillaceae.

spore-forming Gram-positive motile rod-shaped facultative anaerobe mesophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 45473

ATCC 7070,VKM B-568,LMD 48.23,LMG 21892,CIP A39,NRRL B-368,NCCB 48023

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:02:30

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Paenibacillaceae

Genus Paenibacillus

Species Paenibacillus polymyxa

Full scientific name Paenibacillus polymyxa (Prazmowski 1880) Ash et al. 1994

Synonyms (4)

"Clostridium polymyxa"
Bacillus polymyxa
Paenibacillus jamilae
"Aerobacillus polymyxa"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Paenibacillus polymyxa** (36)	Type strain
11487	P. polymyxa DSM 36, ATCC 842, BUCSAV 162, CCM 1459, JCM ... (type strain)
11480	P. polymyxa DSM 292, CCM 1609, CCUG 26011, LMG 6320, ...
11481	P. polymyxa 354, DSM 356, ATCC 8523, CCM 1465, CIP A45, ...
11482	P. polymyxa II, DSM 365
11483	P. polymyxa III, DSM 372
11484	P. polymyxa X16, DSM 740, ATCC 31325
11485	P. polymyxa V3, X18, DSM 741, ATCC 31326
11486	P. polymyxa TS3, X20, DSM 742
11551	P. polymyxa B.3, B3, DSM 13815, CECT 5266, CIP 107276
135868	P. polymyxa CIP 103698
136173	P. polymyxa CIP 103121, CN 2366
136174	P. polymyxa 11D2, CIP 103124
137194	P. polymyxa NRS-252, CIP 52.77, NRRL B-367, NRRL: B-367
137195	P. polymyxa CIP 52.78, ATCC 7047, NRRL B-366, NRRL: B-366
137949	P. polymyxa 239-86, CIP 102271
137957	P. polymyxa 263-86, CIP 102287
138780	P. polymyxa CIP A43, NCTC 1380, NRRL NRS-1238, NRRL: ...
138795	P. polymyxa CIP A48
139222	P. polymyxa CIP A40
139230	P. polymyxa CIP A46, NRRL B-465, NRRL: B-465
140662	P. polymyxa EG2,
141599	P. polymyxa CCUG 3378, IAM 12566
145818	P. polymyxa CCUG 29690 A
146828	P. polymyxa CCUG 32191
147439	P. polymyxa CCUG 33583
148295	P. polymyxa CCUG 35174, ATCC 43865
151953	P. polymyxa CCUG 45338
161991	P. polymyxa JCM 17240, FERM P-19158
162756	P. polymyxa JCM 20106, IAM 1210, IFO 3020, NBRC 3020
162907	P. polymyxa JCM 20385, ATCC 10401, BUCSAV 163, CCM 1460, ...
165732	P. polymyxa JCM 8035, IAM 19064
165733	P. polymyxa JCM 8036, IAM 19068
165734	P. polymyxa JCM 8037, IAM 19077
165735	P. polymyxa JCM 8038, IAM 19110
165736	P. polymyxa JCM 8039, IAM 19111
174355	P. polymyxa MVY-024, DSM 114788

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
35448	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

35448

Hemolysis ability1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Composition	Medium link
35448	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar	Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
35448	CIP Medium 3		Medium recipe at CIP
35448	CIP Medium 72		Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
35448	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
35448	positive	growth	30-37	mesophilic
35448	negative	growth	55

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

35448

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Spore formation

35448

Spore formationyes

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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	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
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
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
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
35448	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
35448	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
35448	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
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
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
35448	35581 ChEBI	indole

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
35448	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
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
35448	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
68382	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
35448	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
35448	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
35448	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
35448	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
35448	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-

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
35448	not determinedn.d.	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+/-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+/-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
35448	1	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Metabolism	Nucleoid Size Scaling and Intracellular Organization of Translation across Bacteria.	Gray WT, Govers SK, Xiang Y, Parry BR, Campos M, Kim S, Jacobs-Wagner C.	Cell	10.1016/j.cell.2019.05.017	2019
Metabolism	Discovery and Biochemical Characterization of PlyP56, PlyN74, and PlyTB40-Bacillus Specific Endolysins.	Etobayeva I, Linden SB, Alem F, Harb L, Rizkalla L, Mosier PD, Johnson AA, Temple L, Hakami RM, Nelson DC.	Viruses	10.3390/v10050276	2018
Phylogeny	16S rRNA gene sequencing on a benchtop sequencer: accuracy for identification of clinically important bacteria.	Watts GS, Youens-Clark K, Slepian MJ, Wolk DM, Oshiro MM, Metzger GS, Dhingra D, Cranmer LD, Hurwitz BL.	J Appl Microbiol	10.1111/jam.13590	2017
Pathogenicity	Required characteristics of Paenibacillus polymyxa JB-0501 as potential probiotic.	Naghmouchi K, Baah J, Cudennec B, Drider D	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-013-0905-7	2013

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 )
#35448	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP A39
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#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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Paenibacillus polymyxa (CIP A39, ATCC 7070, NRRL B-368)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Enzymes

API zym

API 50CHac

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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