Geobacillus stearothermophilus (DSM 22, ATCC 12980, CCM 2062)

Name: Geobacillus stearothermophilus (DSM 22, ATCC 12980, CCM 2062)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 1419

Type strain

Strain Designation R-35646, 26

Culture col. no. DSM 22 ATCC 12980 CCM 2062 CCUG 26241 IAM 11062 20 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1366047 1422

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Geobacillus stearothermophilus R-35646 is a facultative anaerobe, chemoorganotroph, spore-forming prokaryote that forms circular colonies and was isolated from deteriorated canned food.

spore-forming motile rod-shaped colony-forming facultative anaerobe chemoorganotroph thermophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 1198

LMG 6939,ATCC 12980,CCM 2062,CECT 43,IAM 11062,IFO 12550,JCM 2501,LMG 17961,LMG 18995,NCFB 1768,NCIB 8923,NCTC 10339,CCUG 26241,NCDO 1768,CCRC 11092,KCTC 1665,KCTC 1752,NCIMB 8923,NRRL B-1172,LMD 75.19,VTT E-81128,NBRC 12550,VKM B-2231,NCCB 75019,BCRC 11092,CCT 0515,NRRL NRS-18,CCT 2474,KACC 10843,NCAIM B.02067,NCIM 2922,VKM B-510,CNCTC 6229,CGMCC 1.1923,DSM 22,CIP 66.23

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Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:47:06

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Bacillaceae

Genus Geobacillus

Species Geobacillus stearothermophilus

Full scientific name Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Donk 1920) Nazina et al. 2001

Synonyms (1)

Bacillus stearothermophilus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Geobacillus stearothermophilus** (22)	Type strain
1410	G. stearothermophilus DSM 297, ATCC 12976, CCM 2183, NCIB 8919
1411	G. stearothermophilus L 32-65, DSM 456
1412	G. stearothermophilus L 33-65, R-32640, DSM 457
1413	G. stearothermophilus R-32765, S 65-67, DSM 458
1414	G. stearothermophilus DSM 494, NCTC 10003, CCUG 11734
1415	G. stearothermophilus R-32607, alpha 1, DSM 2357, NCIMB 10279
1416	G. stearothermophilus alpha 7, DSM 2358, NCIB 10280
1417	G. stearothermophilus NRS-19, 1503, DSM 2027, ATCC 7954, NCIB 8924, ...
1418	G. stearothermophilus 186, DSM 2313, NCIB 10278
1420	G. stearothermophilus N.R. Smith T17, 1518, DSM 5934, ATCC 7953, ...
1421	G. stearothermophilus T15, DSM 6790, ATCC 10149, WDCM 00069, CCUG ...
1444	G. stearothermophilus 10, DSM 13240, CIP 106956
1448	G. stearothermophilus C953, CCUG 34144, HNCMB 101025, LMG 11163, ...
100611	G. stearothermophilus STH00420(ZIMET), CMI 98373, ACC 1829, HKI ...
134733	G. stearothermophilus CIP 57.16, NBIMCC 2329
142398	G. stearothermophilus CCUG 12317
149136	G. stearothermophilus CCUG 36912
151704	G. stearothermophilus CCUG 44677
154550	G. stearothermophilus CCUG 54374
156003	G. stearothermophilus CCUG 59982
161282	G. stearothermophilus JCM 12894
163708	G. stearothermophilus JCM 30104

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Cell length	Cell width	Cell shape	Motility	Flagellum arrangement	Gram stain
23042	2.0-3.5 µm	0.6-1.0 µm	rod-shaped		peritrichous
123299			rod-shaped			positive

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony size	Colony shape	Incubation period	Medium used
23042	0.5-2.0 mm	circular	1-2 days	trypticase soy agar

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
23042	trypticase soy agar
2023	CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: CASO AGAR (Merck 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 15.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water
36276	MEDIUM 29- Brain heart agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Brain heart infusion agar (52.000 g)
123299	CIP Medium 3	Medium recipe at CIP
123299	CIP Medium 29	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
2023	positive	growth	55	thermophilic
22918	positive	maximum	60	thermophilic
22918	positive	minimum	40	thermophilic
23042	positive	growth	40.0-60.0	thermophilic
23042		maximum	60.0-70.0	thermophilic
23042		minimum	30.0-45.0
23042				thermophilic
36276	positive	growth	55	thermophilic
48397	positive	growth	55	thermophilic
67770	positive	growth	55	thermophilic
67772	positive	optimum	55-65	thermophilic
67772	positive	minimum	37	mesophilic
67772	positive	maximum	75	thermophilic
123299	positive	growth	45-55	thermophilic
123299	negative	growth	10
123299	negative	growth	22
123299	negative	growth	30
123299	negative	growth	37

Culture pH

@ref	Ability	Type	PH	PH range
67772	positive	maximum	7.5
67772	positive	minimum	6.2
22918	positive	growth	9	alkaliphile
22918		growth	5
23042	positive	growth	6.0
23042	positive	growth	9.0
23042		growth	5.0
123299		growth	6

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

123299

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Nutrition type

23042

Typechemoorganotroph

Spore formation

@ref	Spore description	Type of spore	Confidence
22918
23042	ellipsoidal,subterminal and/or terminal,in sporangia	spore
123299
125438			91.365

Compound production

@ref	Compound
2023	restriction endonuclease BstPI
2023	aspartate transaminase
2023	phosphinothricin
22918	Acetoin

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
22918	NaCl	positive	growth	1 %(w/v)
22918	NaCl		growth	5 %(w/v)
23042	NaCl	positive	growth	1.0 %(w/v)
23042	NaCl		growth	5.0 %(w/v)
123299	NaCl	positive	growth	0-2 %
123299	NaCl		growth	4 %
123299	NaCl		growth	6 %
123299	NaCl		growth	8 %
123299	NaCl		growth	10 %

Observation

67770

ObservationBiological indicator for moist heat sterilization (Terminal sterilization and sterilization indicators, Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16 ed.)

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
23042	16808 ChEBI	2-dehydro-D-gluconate	-	builds acid from
23042	17426 ChEBI	5-dehydro-D-gluconate	-	builds acid from
22918	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from
23042	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from
22918	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from
23042	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from
23042		casein	+	hydrolysis
22918	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from
23042	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from
23042	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
123299	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
23042	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from
23042	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from
23042	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	-	builds gas from
23042	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from
23042	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from
23042	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	builds gas from
23042	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from
23042	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from
23042	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds gas from
23042	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	builds acid from
23042	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from
22918	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from
23042	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from
23042	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from
23042	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
123299	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
23042	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from
22918	28260 ChEBI	galactose	+/-	builds acid from
23042	28260 ChEBI	galactose	-	builds gas from
23042	28260 ChEBI	galactose	+	builds acid from
22918	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	+	hydrolysis
23042	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	+	hydrolysis
22918	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from
23042	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from
23042	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from
22918	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+/-	builds acid from
23042	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds gas from
23042	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+	builds acid from
22918	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	+/-	builds acid from
23042	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds gas from
23042	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	+	builds acid from
123299	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
23042	15443 ChEBI	inulin	+	builds acid from
22918	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from
23042	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from
23042	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from
23042	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from
23042	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from
23042	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from
22918	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from
23042	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from
23042	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds gas from
23042	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from
22918	29864 ChEBI	mannitol	-	builds acid from
23042	29864 ChEBI	mannitol	-	builds acid from
22918	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	+	builds acid from
23042	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds gas from
23042	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	+	builds acid from
22918	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	builds acid from
23042	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds gas from
23042	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	builds acid from
22918	37657 ChEBI	methyl D-glucoside	+	builds acid from
23042	37657 ChEBI	methyl D-glucoside	-	builds gas from
23042	37657 ChEBI	methyl D-glucoside	+	builds acid from
22918	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from
23042	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from
22918	506227 ChEBI	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine	-	builds acid from
23042	506227 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from
23042	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
123299	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
123299	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
123299	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	+	reduction
22918		O-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranosid	-	hydrolysis
23042		O-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranosid	-	hydrolysis
22918	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	builds acid from
23042	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds gas from
23042	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	builds acid from
23042	26546 ChEBI	rhamnose	-	builds acid from
23042	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from
22918	33942 ChEBI	ribose	-	builds acid from
23042	33942 ChEBI	ribose	-	builds acid from
22918	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from
23042	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from
23042	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from
22918	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	hydrolysis
23042	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds gas from
23042	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	builds acid from
23042	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	hydrolysis
22918	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from
23042	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds gas from
23042	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from
22918	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from
23042	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds gas from
23042	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from
23042	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source
22918	32528 ChEBI	turanose	+	builds acid from
23042	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds gas from
23042	32528 ChEBI	turanose	+	builds acid from
23042	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
22918	15688 ChEBI	acetoin
23042	15688 ChEBI	acetoin
23042	16136 ChEBI	hydrogen sulfide
23042	35581 ChEBI	indole
123299	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Citrate test	Methylred-test	Indole test
22918	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+
23042	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+
123299	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
23042	16947 ChEBI	citrate		-
123299	17234 ChEBI	glucose			+
23042	35581 ChEBI	indole				-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
123299	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
123299	amylase	+
23042	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6
22918	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
23042	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
123299	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
123299	caseinase	+	3.4.21.50
22918	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
23042	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
123299	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
22918	cytochrome oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
23042	cytochrome oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
123299	DNase	+
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
123299	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
22918	gelatinase	+
123299	gelatinase	+/-
123299	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
123299	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
23042	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
123299	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
23042	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
123299	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
123299	oxidase	+
123299	protease	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
23042	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1
123299	tween esterase	+
23042	urease	-	3.5.1.5
123299	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

48397

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C15:0 ISO	36.8	14.621
C17:0 anteiso	23.4	16.722
C17:0 iso	13.2	16.629
C15:0 ANTEISO	10.9	14.711
C16:0	10.7	16
C16:0 iso	5	15.626

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
123299	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Biodegradation	#Composting
#Engineered	#Food production	#Bottled, canned, packed food

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date
2023	deteriorated canned food
67772	Deteriorated canned food	1990
123299	Food, Canned food

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence LC177207 (>99% sequence identity) for Geobacillus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	603
Soil Samples	387
Animal Samples	2094
Plant Samples	132
Total Samples	3216

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
2023	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
67772	1
123299	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM3036961v1 assembly for Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980	complete	GCA_030369615	1366047.14	8119148944	1366047	97.27
67770	ASM127780v1 assembly for Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980	scaffold	GCA_001277805	1366047.4	2654587565	1366047	52.03

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Geobacillus stearothermophilus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence	AB271757	1485	1422
20218	Bacillus stearothermophilus 16S rRNA gene, strain DSM 22T	AJ294817	1505	1422
20218	Geobacillus stearothermophilus strain BGSC 9A20 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence	AY608928	1562	1422
20218	Geobacillus stearothermophilus strain DSM 22 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer and tRNA-Ile gene, partial sequence; and tRNA-Ala gene, complete sequence	EU157949	284	1422
20218	Geobacillus stearothermophilus isolate Gst2 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	EU723631	628	1422
20218	Geobacillus stearothermophilus isolate Gst6 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	EU723632	628	1422
20218	Geobacillus stearothermophilus isolate Gst39 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	EU723633	502	1422
2023	Geobacillus stearothermophilus partial 16S rRNA gene, strain R-35646	FN428694	1511	1422
67770	Geobacillus stearothermophilus gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 2501	LC177207	1481	1422
67770	B.stearothermophilus 16S ribosomal RNA	X60640	1434	1422
124043	Geobacillus stearothermophilus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence.	AB006937	279	1422
124043	Bacillus stearothermophilus gene for 16S ribosomal RNA.	AB021196	1523	1422
124043	Bacillus sp. BGSC W9A92 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	AY608927	1562	1422
124043	Bacillus sp. BGSC W9A92 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	AY608929	1562	1422
124043	Bacillus sp. BGSC W9A92 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	AY608930	1562	1422
124043	Bacillus sp. BGSC W9A92 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	AY608931	1562	1422
124043	Bacillus sp. BGSC W9A92 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	AY608932	1562	1422
124043	Bacillus sp. BGSC W9A92 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	AY608933	1562	1422
124043	Bacillus sp. BGSC W9A92 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	AY608941	1561	1422
124043	Bacillus sp. BGSC W9A92 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	AY608942	1561	1422
124043	Bacillus sp. BGSC W9A92 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	AY608948	1560	1422
124043	Bacillus sp. BGSC W9A92 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	AY608989	1562	1422

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
2023	52.8	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
2023	51.9	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)
2023	51.5	Buoyant density centrifugation (BD)
67770	51.6	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980
NCBI: GCA_001277805

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	88.30	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	81.50	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	variable	84.10	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	aerobe	71.00	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980
PATRIC: 1366047.4

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	76.18	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	94.93	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	91.37	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	50.47	yes
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	yes	67.41	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	80.83	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Enzymology	Functional Characterization, Genome Assembly, and Annotation of Geobacillus sp. G4 Isolated from a Geothermal Field in Tacna, Peru.	Ticona ARP, Santos KCR, Ramirez-Arua HE, Castellanos R, Silva JP, Hamann PRV, Noronha EF, Lopes FAC.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms13061374	2025
	Temperature-Dependent tRNA Modifications in Bacillales.	Hoffmann A, Lorenz C, Fallmann J, Wolff P, Lechner A, Betat H, Morl M, Stadler PF.	Int J Mol Sci	10.3390/ijms25168823	2024
	Data on a thermostable enzymatic one-pot reaction for the production of a high-value compound from l-arabinose.	Bawn M, Subrizi F, Lye GJ, Sheppard TD, Hailes HC, Ward JM.	Data Brief	10.1016/j.dib.2018.05.140	2018
	Direct fermentation of potato starch and potato residues to lactic acid by Geobacillus stearothermophilus under non-sterile conditions.	Smerilli M, Neureiter M, Wurz S, Haas C, Fruhauf S, Fuchs W.	J Chem Technol Biotechnol	10.1002/jctb.4627	2015
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Pathogenicity	A microbiological inhibition method for the rapid, broad-spectrum, and high-throughput screening of 34 antibiotic residues in milk.	Wu Q, Zhu Q, Liu Y, Shabbir MAB, Sattar A, Peng D, Tao Y, Chen D, Wang Y, Yuan Z	J Dairy Sci	10.3168/jds.2019-16480	2019
Stress	The effect of phosphate on the heat resistance of spores of dairy isolates of Geobacillus stearothermophilus.	Kumar M, Flint SH, Palmer J, Plieger PG, Waterland M	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.108334	2019
Enzymology	Heat resistance of spores of 18 strains of Geobacillus stearothermophilus and impact of culturing conditions.	Wells-Bennik MHJ, Janssen PWM, Klaus V, Yang C, Zwietering MH, Den Besten HMW	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.11.005	2018
Stress	Walking dead: Permeabilization of heat-treated Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980 spores under growth-preventing conditions.	Mtimet N, Trunet C, Mathot AG, Venaille L, Leguerinel I, Coroller L, Couvert O	Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.fm.2016.12.013	2016
Biotechnology	Die another day: Fate of heat-treated Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980 spores during storage under growth-preventing conditions.	Mtimet N, Trunet C, Mathot AG, Venaille L, Leguerinel I, Coroller L, Couvert O	Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.fm.2015.12.007	2015
Stress	Modeling the behavior of Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980 throughout its life cycle as vegetative cells or spores using growth boundaries.	Mtimet N, Trunet C, Mathot AG, Venaille L, Leguerinel I, Coroller L, Couvert O	Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.fm.2014.10.013	2014
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Metabolism	Crystallization of domains involved in self-assembly of the S-layer protein SbsC.	Ethordic A, Egelseer EM, Tesarz M, Sleytr UB, Keller W, Pavkov-Keller T	Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun	10.1107/S1744309112042650	2012
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Metabolism	The high-molecular-mass amylase (HMMA) of Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980 interacts with the cell wall components by virtue of three specific binding regions.	Ferner-Ortner-Bleckmann J, Huber-Gries C, Pavkov T, Keller W, Mader C, Ilk N, Sleytr UB, Egelseer EM	Mol Microbiol	10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06734.x	2009
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Pathogenicity	A novel approach to specific allergy treatment: the recombinant allergen-S-layer fusion protein rSbsC-Bet v 1 matures dendritic cells that prime Th0/Th1 and IL-10-producing regulatory T cells.	Gerstmayr M, Ilk N, Schabussova I, Jahn-Schmid B, Egelseer EM, Sleytr UB, Ebner C, Bohle B	J Immunol	10.4049/jimmunol.179.11.7270	2007
Metabolism	High-affinity interaction between the S-layer protein SbsC and the secondary cell wall polymer of Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980 determined by surface plasmon resonance technology.	Ferner-Ortner J, Mader C, Ilk N, Sleytr UB, Egelseer EM	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.00294-07	2007
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Biotechnology	A RAPD-based comparison of thermophilic bacilli from milk powders.	Ronimus RS, Parker LE, Turner N, Poudel S, Ruckert A, Morgan HW	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/s0168-1605(02)00480-4	2003
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Stress	Predictive model to describe the combined effect of pH and NaCl on apparent heat resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus.	Periago PM, Fernandez PS, Salmeron MC, Martinez A	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/s0168-1605(98)00111-1	1998
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Stress	Recovery of Heat-stressed Spores of Bacillus stearothermophilus on Solid Media Containing Calcium- and Magnesium-deficient Agar.	Sikes A, Whitfield S, Rosano DJ	J Food Prot	10.4315/0362-028X-56.8.706	1993
Enzymology	Construction of an Escherichia coli export-affinity vector for expression and purification of foreign proteins by fusion to cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase.	Hellman J, Mantsala P	J Biotechnol	10.1016/0168-1656(92)90097-s	1992
Enzymology	Localized insertion of new S-layer during growth of Bacillus stearothermophilus strains.	Gruber K, Sleytr UB	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/BF00446749	1988
Cultivation	Thermal inactivation and injury of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores.	Feeherry FE, Munsey DT, Rowley DB	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.53.2.365-370.1987	1987
Biotechnology	Production of PR Toxin and Roquefortine by Penicillium roqueforti Isolates from Cabrales Blue Cheese.	Medina M, Gaya P, Nunez M	J Food Prot	10.4315/0362-028X-48.2.118	1985
Pathogenicity	Rapid assay for tetracycline in premixes and mixed feeds.	Katz JM, Katz SE	J Assoc Off Anal Chem		1984
Enzymology	Transformation of Bacillus stearothermophilus with plasmid DNA and characterization of shuttle vector plasmids between Bacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus subtilis.	Imanaka T, Fujii M, Aramori I, Aiba S	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.149.3.824-830.1982	1982
Pathogenicity	Rapid quantitative microbiological assay of antibiotics and chemical preservatives of a nonantibiotic nature.	Kabay A	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.22.5.752-755.1971	1971
Enzymology	Molecular cloning and characterization of two thermostable carboxyl esterases from Geobacillus stearothermophilus.	Ewis HE, Abdelal AT, Lu CD	Gene	10.1016/j.gene.2003.12.029	2004
Phylogeny	Bacillus thermodenitrificans sp. nov., nom. rev.	Manachini PL, Mora D, Nicastro G, Parini C, Stackebrandt E, Pukall R, Fortina MG	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/00207713-50-3-1331	2000

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