Geobacillus stearothermophilus (DSM 5934, ATCC 7953, N.R. Smith T17)

Name: Geobacillus stearothermophilus (DSM 5934, ATCC 7953, N.R. Smith T17)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 1420

Type strain

Strain Designation N.R. Smith T17, 1518

Culture col. no. DSM 5934 ATCC 7953 N.R. Smith T17 NCA 1518 NCIB 8157 15 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 937593 1422

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

History <- ATCC <- C.P. Hegarty ATCC 7953 <-- C. P. Hegarty NCA 1518. CIP <- 1952, R.E. Gordon, New Jersey Agri. Exper. Stat., New Brunswick, USA: strain T17, Bacillus stearothermophilus <- 1944, Curran <- NCA: strain 1518

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Geobacillus stearothermophilus N.R. Smith T17 is a facultative anaerobe, spore-forming, Gram-positive bacterium that was isolated from Under-processed canned food.

spore-forming Gram-positive rod-shaped facultative anaerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 1200

LMG 13578,ATCC 7953,CCUG 621,DSM 5934,IAM 11002,JCM 9488,NCFB 733,NCIMB 8157,NCIMB 8925,NCTC 10007,NCIB 8157,CCUG 11735,NCDO 733,CCRC 10285,VKM B-715,IFO13737,CCM 4395,NCAIM B.01096,NCIB 8925,CIP 52.81,LMD 89.155,KCTC 2107,NCCB 89155,NBRC 13737,BCRC 10285,CCT 1437,NCIM 2235,ACM 5041,NRRL B-1102,NRRL B-1171,CNCTC 6227,VTT E-88318

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Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:18:06

Domain Bacteria

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
1419	G. stearothermophilus R-35646, 26, DSM 22, ATCC 12980, CCM 2062, ... (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
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	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
123301	positive	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
2390	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
41932	MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g)
123301	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
2390	positive	growth	55
41932	positive	growth	45
67770	positive	growth	55
123301	positive	growth	45-55
123301	negative	growth	10
123301	negative	growth	25
123301	negative	growth	30
123301	negative	growth	37

Culture pH

@ref	Ability	Type	PH
123301	positive	growth	6

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

123301

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
123301
125438		90.135

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
123301	NaCl	positive	growth	0 %
123301	NaCl		growth	2 %
123301	NaCl		growth	4 %
123301	NaCl		growth	6 %
123301	NaCl		growth	8 %
123301	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
123301	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
123301	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
123301	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis
123301	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
123301	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
123301	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	+	reduction

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
123301	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
123301	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
123301	17234 ChEBI	glucose		+

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
123301	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
123301	amylase	+
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
123301	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
123301	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
123301	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
123301	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
123301	gelatinase	+
123301	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
123301	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
123301	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
123301	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
123301	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
123301	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

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
123301	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
67770	Under-processed canned food
123301	Food, Canned food

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
2390	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
123301	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	ASM4037255v1 assembly for Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 NBRC 13737	contig	GCA_040372555			937593	55.89
67770	GbsDonk1.0 assembly for Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953	contig	GCA_000705495	937593.4	2609459972	937593	51.73

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
124043	Geobacillus stearothermophilus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 13737.	AB680491	1484		937593
124043	Geobacillus stearothermophilus strain BCRC 10285 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	EU484358	1329		1422

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953
NCBI: GCA_000705495

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	89.20	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	82.10	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	variable	81.10	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	aerobe	72.10	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953
PATRIC: 937593.4

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	76.54	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	94.05	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	51.58	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	90.14	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	yes	67.66	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	80.15	no

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Metabolism	Methylation of ribosomal proteins in bacteria: evidence of conserved modification of the eubacterial 50S subunit.	Amaro AM, Jerez CA.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.158.1.84-93.1984	1984
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Stress	Effect of phosphate buffer concentration on the heat resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores suspended in parenteral solutions.	Gauthier CA, Smith GM, Pflug IJ.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.36.3.457-464.1978	1978
Metabolism	Purification and some properties of riboflavin synthetase from Bacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 8005.	Suzuki Y, Terai Y, Abe S.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.35.2.258-263.1978	1978
Cultivation	EFFECT OF CARBOHYDRATES IN PHOSPHATE BUFFER ON GERMINATION OF BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS SPORES.	FIELDS ML, FINLEY N.	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.11.5.453-457.1963	1963
Stress	Effect of heat on spores of rough and smooth variants of Bacillus stearothermophilus.	FIELDS ML.	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.11.2.100-104.1963	1963
Metabolism	Adenosine triphosphate consumption by bacterial arginyl-transfer ribonucleic acid synthetases.	Godeau JM, Charlier J.	Biochem J	10.1042/bj1790407	1979
Pathogenicity	Efficacy of various decontamination methods and sterilization on contaminated and inoculated diamond-coated burs.	Wirth NM, Henrichs LE, Savett D, Lien W, Crabtree M, Vandewalle KS	Gen Dent		2022
Biotechnology	Submerged Bioreactor Production of Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 Spores for Use as Bioindicators to Validate Hydrogen Peroxide Inactivation Processes.	Stier P, Kulozik U	Methods Protoc	10.3390/mps4030063	2021
Enzymology	Development and validation of an extended predictive model for the effect of pH and water activity on the growth kinetics of Geobacillus stearothermophilus in plant-based milk alternatives.	Misiou O, Kasiouras G, Koutsoumanis K	Food Res Int	10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110407	2021
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Pathogenicity	Frequent Community Use of Antibiotics among a Low-Economic Status Population in Manila, the Philippines: A Prospective Assessment Using a Urine Antibiotic Bioassay.	Saito N, Takamura N, Retuerma GP, Frayco CH, Solano PS, Ubas CD, Lintag AV, Ribo MR, Solante RM, Dimapilis AQ, Telan EO, Go WS, Suzuki M, Ariyoshi K, Parry CM	Am J Trop Med Hyg	10.4269/ajtmh.17-0564	2018
Enzymology	Development and application of Geobacillus stearothermophilus growth model for predicting spoilage of evaporated milk.	Kakagianni M, Gougouli M, Koutsoumanis KP	Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.fm.2016.01.001	2016
Pathogenicity	Evaluation of Bacillus oleronius as a Biological Indicator for Terminal Sterilization of Large-Volume Parenterals.	Izumi M, Fujifuru M, Okada A, Takai K, Takahashi K, Udagawa T, Miyake M, Naruyama S, Tokuda H, Nishioka G, Yoden H, Aoki M	PDA J Pharm Sci Technol	10.5731/pdajpst.2015.005686	2016
Enzymology	Analysis of alpha-glucosidase enzyme activity used in a rapid test for steam sterilization assurance.	Setlow B, Korza G, Setlow P	J Appl Microbiol	10.1111/jam.13074	2016
Pathogenicity	Sterilization Effect of Wet Oxygen Plasma in the Bubbling Method.	Tamazawa K, Shintani H, Tamazawa Y, Shimauchi H	Biocontrol Sci	10.4265/bio.20.255	2015
Enzymology	Mitochondrial DNA Fragmentation as a Molecular Tool to Monitor Thermal Processing of Plant-Derived, Low-Acid Foods, and Biomaterials.	Caldwell JM, Perez-Diaz IM, Sandeep KP, Simunovic J, Harris K, Osborne JA, Hassan HM	J Food Sci	10.1111/1750-3841.12937	2015
Pathogenicity	Sporocidic properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/silver nanoparticles/TEOS thin hybrid films.	Pencheva D, Bryaskova R, Lad U, Kale GM, Kantardjiev T	J Biomed Nanotechnol	10.1166/jbn.2012.1396	2012
Pathogenicity	Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is more resistant to vaporized hydrogen peroxide than commercial Geobacillus stearothermophilus biological indicators.	Pottage T, Macken S, Walker JT, Bennett AM	J Hosp Infect	10.1016/j.jhin.2011.11.001	2011
	Sterilization of single-use helical stone baskets: an experimental study.	Korkes F, Menezes A, Silva CB, Fernandes Rde C, Perez MD	Einstein (Sao Paulo)	10.1590/S1679-45082011AO1762	2011
Metabolism	Use of soybean vinasses as a germinant medium for a Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 sterilization biological indicator.	Dlugokenski RE, Sella SR, Guizelini BP, Vandenberghe LP, Woiciechowski AL, Soccol CR, Minozzo JC	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-011-3160-3	2011
Metabolism	Inactivation of microorganisms and endotoxins by low temperature nitrogen gas plasma exposure.	Shintani H, Shimizu N, Imanishi Y, Sekiya T, Tamazawa K, Taniguchi A, Kido N	Biocontrol Sci	10.4265/bio.12.131	2007
Enzymology	Expression and characterization of the genes encoding azoreductases from Bacillus subtilis and Geobacillus stearothermophilus.	Sugiura W, Yoda T, Matsuba T, Tanaka Y, Suzuki Y	Biosci Biotechnol Biochem	10.1271/bbb.60014	2006
	Requirements and infection prophylaxis for internally cooled implant drills.	Proff P, Bayerlein T, Kramer A, Allegrini S Jr, Dietze S, Fanghanel J, Gedrange T	Folia Morphol (Warsz)		2006
Pathogenicity	Evaluation of a low-temperature steam and formaldehyde sterilizer.	Kanemitsu K, Kunishima H, Imasaka T, Ishikawa S, Harigae H, Yamato S, Hirayama Y, Kaku M	J Hosp Infect	10.1016/s0195-6701(03)00189-0	2003
Stress	Optimization of a RF-generated CF4/O2 gas plasma sterilization process.	Lassen KS, Nordby B, Grun R	J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater	10.1002/jbm.b.10004	2003
Pathogenicity	Effect of carrier materials on the resistance of spores of Bacillus stearothermophilus to gaseous hydrogen peroxide.	Sigwarth V, Stark A	PDA J Pharm Sci Technol		2003
Stress	The effect of composition of parenteral solution on the thermal resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus subtilis spores.	Penna TC, Marques M, Machoshvili IA, Ishii M	Appl Biochem Biotechnol	10.1385/abab:98-100:1-9:539	2002
Stress	The effect of bioindicator preparation and storage on thermal resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores.	Penna TC, Ishii M, Machoshvili IA, Marques M	Appl Biochem Biotechnol	10.1385/abab:98-100:1-9:525	2002
Pathogenicity	The efficacy of chemical agents in cleaning and disinfection programs.	Penna TC, Mazzola PG, Silva Martins AM	BMC Infect Dis	10.1186/1471-2334-1-16	2001
Enzymology	Thermal sterilization of heat-sensitive products using high-temperature short-time sterilization.	Mann A, Kiefer M, Leuenberger H	J Pharm Sci	10.1002/1520-6017(200103)90:3<275::aid-jps3>3.0.co;2-i	2001
Enzymology	Effect of calcium in assay medium on D value of Bacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 spores.	Sasaki K, Shintani H, Itoh J, Kamogawa T, Kajihara Y	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.66.12.5509-5513.2000	2000
Cultivation	The effect of media composition on the thermal resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus.	Penna TC, Machoshvili IA, Taqueda ME, Ishii M	PDA J Pharm Sci Technol		2000
	Disinfection of the Optical Fibre of a Nd-YAP Laser Used in Dental Care.	Rochd T, Calas P, Laffitte F	Lasers Med Sci	10.1007/s101030050024	1999
Cultivation	Bacillus stearothermophilus sporulation response to different composition media.	Penna TC, Machoshvili IA, Taqueda ME, Ferraz CA	PDA J Pharm Sci Technol		1998
Enzymology	Biological indicators for steam sterilization: characterization of a rapid biological indicator utilizing Bacillus stearothermophilus spore-associated alpha-glucosidase enzyme.	Albert H, Davies DJ, Woodson LP, Soper CJ	J Appl Microbiol	10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00607.x	1998
Enzymology	Evaluation of high-temperature and short-time sterilization of injection ampules by microwave heating.	Sasaki K, Honda W, Miyake Y	PDA J Pharm Sci Technol		1998
	Thermal resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores in different heating systems containing some approved food additives.	Lopez M, Mazas M, Gonzalez I, Gonzalez J, Bernardo A	Lett Appl Microbiol	10.1111/j.1472-765x.1996.tb00061.x	1996
Pathogenicity	Thermal resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores on strips previously treated with calcium.	Penna TC, Machoshvili IA, Taqueda ME	PDA J Pharm Sci Technol		1996
	Microwave continuous sterilization of injection ampoules.	Sasaki K, Honda W, Shimizu K, Iizima K, Ehara T, Okuzawa K, Miyake Y	PDA J Pharm Sci Technol		1996
Cultivation	Effect on pH heating medium on the thermal resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores.	Lopez M, Gonzalez I, Condon S, Bernardo A	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/0168-1605(95)00004-6	1996
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Enzymology	Molecular cloning of a maltose transport gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus and its expression in Escherichia coli K-12.	Liong EC, Ferenci T	Mol Gen Genet	10.1007/BF00301070	1994
Metabolism	Heat shock affects permeability and resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores.	Beaman TC, Pankratz HS, Gerhardt P	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.54.10.2515-2520.1988	1988
Stress	Spore heat resistance and specific mineralization.	Bender GR, Marquis RE	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.50.6.1414-1421.1985	1985
Enzymology	Arginyl-transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase of Bacillus stearothermophilus. Purification and kinetic analysis.	Godeau JM	Eur J Biochem	10.1111/j.1432-1033.1980.tb04301.x	1980
Metabolism	Studies on variants of Bacillus stearothermophilus strain NCA 1518.	Humbert RD, DeGuzman A, Fields ML	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.23.4.693-698.1972	1972
Phylogeny	Study of two bacteriophages of Bacillus stearothermophilus strain NCA1518.	Humbert RD, Fields ML	J Virol	10.1128/JVI.9.2.397-398.1972	1972
Pathogenicity	Relief of casein inhibition of Bacillus stearothermophilus by iron, calcium, and magnesium.	Ashton DH, Busta FF, Warren JA	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.16.4.628-635.1968	1968
Metabolism	Sporulation of Bacillus stearothermophilus.	Thompson PJ, Thames OA	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.15.5.975-979.1967	1967
Metabolism	Pathways of glucose metabolism by rough and smooth variants of Bacillus stearothermophilus.	Hill WM, Fields ML, Tweedy BG	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.15.3.556-560.1967	1967
Stress	ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES ON SPORE POPULATIONS OF BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS.	FIELDS ML	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.12.5.407-411.1964	1964
Stress	A method of increasing test range and accuracy of bioindicators: Geobacillus stearothermophilus spores.	Lundahl G	PDA J Pharm Sci Technol		2003
Cultivation	Effect of pH on sporulation of Bacillus stearothermophilus.	Yazdany S, Lashkari KB	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.30.1.1-3.1975	1975
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Phylogeny	Iodobacter arcticus sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from meltwater stream sediment of an Arctic glacier.	Srinivas TNR, Manasa P, Begum Z, Sunil B, Sailaja B, Singh SK, Prasad S, Shivaji S.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.044776-0	2013

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Geobacillus stearothermophilus (DSM 5934, ATCC 7953, N.R. Smith T17)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Culture pH

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Halophily

Observation

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

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16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

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