Bacillus pumilus (CIP 51.18, CN 2731)

Name: Bacillus pumilus (CIP 51.18, CN 2731)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 137078

Type strain

Culture col. no. CIP 51.18 CN 2731

NCBI tax ID(s) 1408

Special Collections CIP

History 1951, H. Proom, Wellcome Res. Lab., Beckenham, UK: strain CN 2731 CIP <- 1951, H. Proom, Wellcome Res. Lab., Beckenham, UK: strain CN 2731

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Bacillus pumilus CIP 51.18 is a spore-forming, Gram-positive, motile bacterium of the family Bacillaceae.

spore-forming Gram-positive motile rod-shaped Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 67405

CIP 51.18

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:32:48

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Bacillaceae

Genus Bacillus

Species Bacillus pumilus

Full scientific name Bacillus pumilus Meyer and Gottheil 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bacillus pumilus** (72)	Type strain
756	B. pumilus 272, DSM 27, ATCC 7061, CCM 2144, IFO 12092, ... (type strain)
749	B. pumilus 734a, 735, DSM 354, ATCC 71, CCM 1726
750	B. pumilus 734, 736, DSM 355, ATCC 72, CCM 1697, IFO ...
751	B. pumilus CIP3.83, Mill Hill, DSM 361, ATCC 14884, ...
752	B. pumilus E 601, E601, CCUG 24142, DSM 492, ATCC 27142, ...
753	B. pumilus 29, DSM 766
754	B. pumilus DSM 1794, NCIB 10822, CN 607
755	B. pumilus 236, 726, DSM 2893, ATCC 6631, IFO 12110, ...
757	B. pumilus G1R, DSM 5549, HER 1182
758	B. pumilus DSM 8786, DSM 46309, IMET 11026, NCIB 7198
759	B. pumilus ES 20, DSM 13835
760	B. pumilus ES1-184-2, DSM 30537
761	B. pumilus ES1-215-1, DSM 30550
762	B. pumilus ES2-8a2, DSM 30596
763	B. pumilus ES2-12c1, DSM 30606
764	B. pumilus FR2-W6Ac, DSM 30704
765	B. pumilus FR2-W7Aa, DSM 30708
766	B. pumilus FR2-W7Ab, DSM 30709
767	B. pumilus FR2-W8Aa, DSM 30714
768	B. pumilus W17/3, DSM 30786
769	B. pumilus ES2-W4c1, DSM 30628
770	B. pumilus FR2-S1Aa, DSM 30670
771	B. pumilus FR2-S4Aa, DSM 30672
772	B. pumilus FR2-S4Ab, DSM 30673
773	B. pumilus FR2-S7Ab, DSM 30678
774	B. pumilus FR2-S7Ac, DSM 30679
775	B. pumilus FR2-S11Aa-b, DSM 30681
776	B. pumilus FR2-W6Ab, DSM 30703
777	B. pumilus FR1-11con, DSM 30720
778	B. pumilus W20/5, DSM 30789
779	B. pumilus MW15/1, DSM 30805
780	B. pumilus TS1/1, DSM 30806
781	B. pumilus KO_PS 3, DSM 30833
130862	B. pumilus W2, DSM 100617
130861	B. pumilus T4_3, DSM 100541
22913	B. pumilus DSM 30004, ATCC 15716, DSM 15573, IFO 12605, ...
130168	B. pumilus b17_1, DSM 31005
130169	B. pumilus T2_3, DSM 30977
130170	B. pumilus T2_44, DSM 30997
131630	B. pumilus Stev13, DSM 103049
131631	B. pumilus Stev38, DSM 103053
131632	B. pumilus D35_1, DSM 103757
131633	B. pumilus C8_12, DSM 103869
134937	B. pumilus 7.87, CIP 102756
137576	B. pumilus 520.86, CIP 102496
138631	B. pumilus CIP 52.42
138682	B. pumilus H 634, CIP 101996
138686	B. pumilus CIP 102081
139688	B. pumilus T3_14, DSM 103904
141248	B. pumilus CCUG 397
141663	B. pumilus CCUG 4626
143929	B. pumilus CCUG 21924
144775	B. pumilus CCUG 26531
144948	B. pumilus CCUG 27243
144950	B. pumilus CCUG 27263
145355	B. pumilus CCUG 28267 B
146007	B. pumilus CCUG 30128
146237	B. pumilus CCUG 30686
147025	B. pumilus CCUG 32666
147795	B. pumilus CCUG 34244
148189	B. pumilus CCUG 35011
150505	B. pumilus CCUG 41443
151344	B. pumilus CCUG 43804
151785	B. pumilus CCUG 44877
151802	B. pumilus CCUG 44940
152656	B. pumilus CCUG 47302
153625	B. pumilus CCUG 50373 A
155159	B. pumilus CCUG 56623
156911	B. pumilus CCUG 66887
173512	B. pumilus CIMB23, CIMB 05-1841, CRBIP17.23
173513	B. pumilus CIMB 05-0968, CRBIP17.25
176402	B. pumilus 45.39, DSM 117807

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
36928	positive	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Composition	Medium link
36928	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar	Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
36928	CIP Medium 72		Medium recipe at CIP
36928	CIP Medium 3		Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
36928	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Spore formation

36928

Spore formationyes

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
36928	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
36928	1	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

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 )
#36928	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 51.18
#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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