Bacillus mycoides (CIP 105445, ATCC 23258, BMK)

Name: Bacillus mycoides (CIP 105445, ATCC 23258, BMK)
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BacDive ID 137007

Type strain

Strain Designation BMK

Culture col. no. CIP 105445 ATCC 23258 BMK

NCBI tax ID(s) 1405

Special Collections CIP

History CIP <- 1998, ATCC <- G. Knaysi: strain BMK

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Bacillus mycoides BMK is a facultative anaerobe, spore-forming, mesophilic prokaryote of the family Bacillaceae.

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

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 37970

ATCC 23258,CIP 105445

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:02:42

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Bacillaceae

Genus Bacillus

Species Bacillus mycoides

Full scientific name Bacillus mycoides Flügge 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (3)

Bacillus weihenstephanensis
"Bacillus cereus subsp. mycoides"
Bacillus hominis

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bacillus mycoides** (38)	Type strain
745	B. mycoides 273, NRS-273, DSM 2048, ATCC 6462, CCUG 26678, ... (type strain)
629	B. mycoides DSM 12001, ATCC 12826, CCM 7934
740	B. mycoides 9, DSM 299
741	B. mycoides 117, DSM 303
742	B. mycoides 119, DSM 307
743	B. mycoides DSM 309
744	B. mycoides 1515, DSM 384, IMG 1515
1153	B. mycoides WS 2480, DSM 11821, CCM 4872, CCUG 58725, ...
100136	B. mycoides STI07840(IMET), IMET 7840
23637	B. mycoides D11.1, DSM 30962
23638	B. mycoides D11.2, DSM 30963
23639	B. mycoides D11.3, DSM 30964
23640	B. mycoides D11.4, DSM 30965
23641	B. mycoides D11.5, DSM 30966
23642	B. mycoides W3.1, DSM 30968
23643	B. mycoides W6.1, DSM 30969
132704	B. mycoides Bw GOE12, DSM 104136
132705	B. mycoides Bw GOE1, DSM 104109
132706	B. mycoides Bw GOE2, DSM 104110
132707	B. mycoides Bw GOE3, DSM 104111
132708	B. mycoides Bw GOE4, DSM 104112
132709	B. mycoides Bw GOE5, DSM 104113
132710	B. mycoides Bw GOE6, DSM 104118
132711	B. mycoides Bw GOE7, DSM 104119
132712	B. mycoides Bw GOE8, DSM 104120
132713	B. mycoides Bw GOE9, DSM 104121
132714	B. mycoides Bw GOE10, DSM 104122
132715	B. mycoides Bw GOE11, DSM 104135
132716	B. mycoides Bw GOE13, DSM 104137
135589	B. mycoides CIP A184
138675	B. mycoides 233, CIP 52.59
145733	B. mycoides CCUG 29450, NRRL B-346
145734	B. mycoides CCUG 29451, NRRL B-347
155041	B. mycoides CCUG 56220
162745	B. mycoides JCM 20093, IAM 1190, IFO 3039, NBRC 3039
162757	B. mycoides JCM 20107, IAM 1211, IFO 3015, NBRC 3015
166072	B. mycoides JCM 9801
176401	B. mycoides Bi-BD5, DSM 29906

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
36830	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

36830

Hemolysis ability1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
36830	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
36830	CIP Medium 3			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
36830	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
36830	positive	growth	22-37
36830	negative	growth	10
36830	negative	growth	45
36830	negative	growth	55

Culture pH

@ref	Ability	Type	PH
36830	positive	growth	6

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

36830

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Spore formation

36830

Spore formationyes

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
36830	NaCl	positive	growth	0-4 %
36830	NaCl		growth	6 %
36830	NaCl		growth	8 %
36830	NaCl		growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	+	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
36830	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
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	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
36830	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	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	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	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
36830	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
36830	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
36830	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
36830	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
36830	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+
36830	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
36830	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
36830	amylase	-
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
36830	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
36830	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
36830	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
36830	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
36830	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
36830	gelatinase	-
36830	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API zym
36830	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
36830	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
36830	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
36830	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
36830	tryptophan deaminase	-
36830	tween esterase	-
36830	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
36830	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
36830	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
36830	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
36830			United Kingdom	GBR	Europe
36830	Environment, Soil	England	United Kingdom	GBR	Europe

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
36830	1	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Production and validation of the use of gamma phage for identification of Bacillus anthracis.	Abshire TG, Brown JE, Ezzell JW.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.43.9.4780-4788.2005	2005

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 )
#36830	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 105445
#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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Bacillus mycoides (CIP 105445, ATCC 23258, BMK)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Culture pH

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Halophily

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

API 50CHac

API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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