Bacillus cereus DSM 609 is a facultative anaerobe, spore-forming, Gram-positive bacterium that was isolated from cow dung.
spore-forming Gram-positive rod-shaped facultative anaerobe 16S sequence Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Bacilli |
| Order Caryophanales |
| Family Bacillaceae |
| Genus Bacillus |
| Species Bacillus cereus |
| Full scientific name Bacillus cereus Frankland and Frankland 1887 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38058 | MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar | Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml) | |||
| 319 | NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 117249 | CIP Medium 3 | Medium recipe at CIP |
| @ref | Ability | Type | PH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117249 | positive | growth | 6 |
| 117249 | Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe |
| 117249 | Spore formationyes |
| @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 |
| 117249 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | - | carbon source | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 24265 ChEBI | gluconate | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28087 ChEBI | glycogen | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 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 | 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 |
| 117249 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | |
| 117249 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | respiration | |
| 117249 | 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 | 28017 ChEBI | starch | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | 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 |
| @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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117249 | not determinedn.d. | +/- | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | - | - | +/- | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | - | +/- | - | +/- | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Host | #Mammals | #Bovinae (Cow, Cattle) | |
| #Host Body Product | #Gastrointestinal tract | #Feces (Stool) |
Global distribution of 16S sequence AY795568 (>99% sequence identity) for Bacillus from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
446 |
 Soil Samples |
1920 |
 Animal Samples |
1524 |
 Plant Samples |
1079 |
| Total Samples | 4969 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20218 | Bacillus cereus strain ATCC25621 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence | AF267907 | 144 |  | 1396 | |
| 20218 | Bacillus cereus strain ATCC 25621 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | AY795568 | 1548 |  | 1396 | |
| 124043 | B.medusa 16S ribosomal RNA | X60628 | 1432 | | 1396 | |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzymology | Recombinase polymerase amplification assay for rapid detection of Francisella tularensis. | Euler M, Wang Y, Otto P, Tomaso H, Escudero R, Anda P, Hufert FT, Weidmann M. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.06504-11 | 2012 | |
| Enzymology | Characterization of Bacillus anthracis-like bacteria isolated from wild great apes from Cote d'Ivoire and Cameroon. | Klee SR, Ozel M, Appel B, Boesch C, Ellerbrok H, Jacob D, Holland G, Leendertz FH, Pauli G, Grunow R, Nattermann H. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.00303-06 | 2006 | |
| Phylogeny | Identification of Bacillus anthracis by using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and artificial neural networks. | Lasch P, Beyer W, Nattermann H, Stammler M, Siegbrecht E, Grunow R, Naumann D. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.00857-09 | 2009 | |
| Role of Bacillus cereus biofilm formation behavior in virulence and pathogenic characteristics | Park E, Hussain MS, Elahi F, Hossain A, Oh DH. | Journal of food safety. | 2023 | | ||
| Dynabeads protein G antibody conjugates combined with modified brain heart infusion broth for the enrichment and separation of Bacillus cereus in artificially contaminated vegetables. | Wei S, Forghani F, Park YS, Park BJ, Seo KH, Oh DH. | Food Sci Biotechnol | 10.1007/s10068-016-0154-z | 2016 | | |
| Simultaneous detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella by multiplex PCR in milk. | Wei C, Zhong J, Hu T, Zhao X. | 3 Biotech | 10.1007/s13205-018-1086-5 | 2018 | | |
| Phylogeny | Use of 16S rRNA, 23S rRNA, and gyrB gene sequence analysis to determine phylogenetic relationships of Bacillus cereus group microorganisms. | Bavykin SG, Lysov YP, Zakhariev V, Kelly JJ, Jackman J, Stahl DA, Cherni A. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.42.8.3711-3730.2004 | 2004 | |
| 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 | |
| Metabolism | Genetic evidence for the involvement of the S-layer protein gene sap and the sporulation genes spo0A, spo0B, and spo0F in Phage AP50c infection of Bacillus anthracis. | Plaut RD, Beaber JW, Zemansky J, Kaur AP, George M, Biswas B, Henry M, Bishop-Lilly KA, Mokashi V, Hannah RM, Pope RK, Read TD, Stibitz S, Calendar R, Sozhamannan S. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.00739-13 | 2014 | |
| Enzymology | In silico and in vitro evaluation of PCR-based assays for the detection of Bacillus anthracis chromosomal signature sequences. | Agren J, Hamidjaja RA, Hansen T, Ruuls R, Thierry S, Vigre H, Janse I, Sundstrom A, Segerman B, Koene M, Lofstrom C, Van Rotterdam B, Derzelle S. | Virulence | 10.4161/viru.26288 | 2013 | |
| Compilation of small ribosomal subunit RNA structures. | Neefs JM, Van de Peer Y, De Rijk P, Chapelle S, De Wachter R. | Nucleic Acids Res | 10.1093/nar/21.13.3025 | 1993 | |
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