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Priestia megaterium (DSM 319)

Name: Priestia megaterium (DSM 319)
Creator: BacDive
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BacDive ID 717

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 319

NCBI tax ID(s) 592022 1404

Special Collections DSMZ

History DSMZ <- IMG 1521

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Priestia megaterium DSM 319 is a bacterium of the family Bacillaceae.

genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 47142

DSM 319

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:25:05

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Bacillaceae

Genus Priestia

Species Priestia megaterium

Full scientific name Priestia megaterium (de Bary 1884) Gupta et al. 2020

Synonyms (1)

Bacillus megaterium

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Priestia megaterium** (44)	Type strain
733	P. megaterium 1060, 19, Ford 19, Gibson 1060, DSM 32, ATCC ... (type strain)
714	P. megaterium DSM 333
715	P. megaterium DSM 337
716	P. megaterium DSM 339
718	P. megaterium 1600, MC 2, DSM 321
719	P. megaterium DSM 322
720	P. megaterium DSM 344
721	P. megaterium DSM 509, CCM 1464, IFO 12109, NBRC 12109, ...
722	P. megaterium SF 96, DSM 510
723	P. megaterium DSM 786, NCIB 11251
724	P. megaterium DSM 1804, ATCC 12872, QM B 1551
725	P. megaterium DSM 1517, NRS 1241
726	P. megaterium Q 23, DSM 1668, ATCC 33167
727	P. megaterium Q 24, DSM 1669, ATCC 33168
728	P. megaterium Q 25, DSM 1670, ATCC 33169
729	P. megaterium Q 22, DSM 1671, ATCC 33166
730	P. megaterium DSM 2894, ATCC 10778, NCIB 8508, NRRL B-938
731	P. megaterium DSM 3228, BKM B-847, VKM B-847
732	P. megaterium APF84, DSM 3641, ATCC 25848, NRRL B-1368
734	P. megaterium 1598, 3, Bohlken 3, DSM 90
735	P. megaterium ES2-2c1, DSM 30587
736	P. megaterium ES2-11c1, DSM 30601
737	P. megaterium W11/5, DSM 30782
738	P. megaterium W18/6, DSM 30787
739	P. megaterium K1-8, DSM 30897
1291	P. megaterium FR1-40con, DSM 30722
23635	P. megaterium Ne10/00, DSM 17641
23636	P. megaterium D6.1, DSM 30967
131177	P. megaterium T4_17, DSM 100546
131628	P. megaterium Stev14, DSM 103050
131629	P. megaterium D31_2, DSM 103752
131643	P. megaterium Root147, DSM 102374
131644	P. megaterium Root239, DSM 102375
131646	P. megaterium Leaf75, DSM 102574
131649	P. megaterium DSM 102771, Soil 531
157594	P. megaterium K25-3, DSM 109492
158840	P. megaterium FH4_2, DSM 110117
162717	P. megaterium JCM 20055, IAM 1111
162737	P. megaterium JCM 20084, IAM 1166, NRRL B-939
162772	P. megaterium JCM 20126, IAM 1245
169171	P. megaterium SOS1, DSM 104036
169172	P. megaterium J4, DSM 113760
169173	P. megaterium Turin11- W18, DSM 113930
176400	P. megaterium CT11-28, DSM 117377

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
105	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

Culture temp

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

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125439	facultative anaerobe	93.217

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125438		91.701

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
105	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Phages

@ref	Name	Strain number
124042	Bacillus phage vB_BmeM-Goe8 (Bacillus virus vBBmeMGoe8)	DSM 319

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM2580v1 assembly for Priestia megaterium DSM 319	complete	GCA_000025805	592022.4	646564507	592022	98.39
66792	ASM2953701v2 assembly for Priestia megaterium DSM 319	complete	GCA_029537015	592022.48		592022	97.39

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
124043	Bacillus anthracis strain Sterne (34F2) 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	KM051080	1313		1404
124043	Bacillus anthracis strain Sterne (34F2) 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	KM051085	1454		1404

GC content

105

GC-content (mol%)38.1

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM2580v1 assembly for Priestia megaterium DSM 319
BV-BRC: 592022.4

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	facultative anaerobe	93.22	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	variable	43.11	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	78.29	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	85.56	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Priestia megaterium DSM 319 DSM 319
NCBI: GCA_000025805.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	81.37	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	94.25	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	72.99	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	91.70	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	94.00	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	82.13	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Polyhydroxyalkanoate production in Priestia megaterium strains from glycerol feedstock.	Cal AJ, Chan VJ, Luo WK, Lee CC.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0322838	2025
	Structure-Function Analysis of the Steroid-Hydroxylating Cytochrome P450 109 (CYP109) Enzyme Family.	Msweli SM, Padayachee T, Khumalo T, Nelson DR, Lamb DC, Syed K.	Int J Mol Sci	10.3390/ijms26136219	2025
Enzymology	Unveiling novel features and phylogenomic assessment of indigenous Priestia megaterium AB-S79 using comparative genomics.	Adeniji AA, Chukwuneme CF, Conceicao EC, Ayangbenro AS, Wilkinson E, Maasdorp E, de Oliveira T, Babalola OO.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.01466-24	2025
	CRISPR-Cas9 driven structural elucidation of the heteroexopolysaccharides from Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365	Schilling C, Klau LJ, Aachmann FL, Ruhmann B, Schmid J, Sieber V.	Carbohydrate polymers.		2023
	Rheological characterization of artificial paenan compositions produced by Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365.	Schilling C, Gansbiller M, Ruhmann B, Sieber V, Schmid J.	Carbohydr Polym	10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121243	2023
Genetics	Complete genome sequence data of Priestia megaterium strain MARUCO02 isolated from marine mangrove-inhabited sediments of the Indian Ocean in the Bagamoyo Coast.	Maghembe RS, Mdoe FP, Makaranga A, Mpemba JA, Mark D, Mlay C, Moto EA, Mtewa AG.	Data Brief	10.1016/j.dib.2023.109119	2023
	CRISPR-Cas9 driven structural elucidation of the heteroexopolysaccharides from Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365.	Schilling C, Klau LJ, Aachmann FL, Ruhmann B, Schmid J, Sieber V.	Carbohydr Polym	10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120763	2023
Genetics	Draft genome sequence of potato crop bacterial isolates and nanoparticles-intervention for the induction of secondary metabolites biosynthesis.	Al-Theyab N, Alrasheed O, Abuelizz HA, Liang M.	Saudi Pharm J	10.1016/j.jsps.2023.04.016	2023
Genetics	Metagenomic analysis of soybean endosphere microbiome to reveal signatures of microbes for health and disease.	Chouhan U, Gamad U, Choudhari JK.	J Genet Eng Biotechnol	10.1186/s43141-023-00535-4	2023
Metabolism	The alternative coproporphyrinogen III oxidase (CgoN) catalyzes the oxygen-independent conversion of coproporphyrinogen III into coproporphyrin III.	Mingers T, Barthels S, Mass V, Acuna JMB, Biedendieck R, Cooke A, Dailey TA, Gerdes S, Blankenfeldt W, Dailey HA, Warren MJ, Jahn M, Jahn D.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2024.1378989	2024
Genetics	A metagenomic perspective on the microbial prokaryotic genome census.	Wu D, Seshadri R, Kyrpides NC, Ivanova NN.	Sci Adv	10.1126/sciadv.adq2166	2025
	Construction and Application of a Plasmid-Based Signal Peptide Library for Improved Secretion of Recombinant Proteins with Priestia megaterium.	Mayer J, Knuuti T, Baumgarten L, Menke E, Bischoff L, Bunk B, Biedendieck R.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms10040777	2022
	Structural elucidation of the fucose containing polysaccharide of Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365.	Schilling C, Klau LJ, Aachmann FL, Ruhmann B, Schmid J, Sieber V.	Carbohydr Polym	10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118951	2022
	Production of 2,3-Butanediol from non-detoxified wheat straw hydrolysate: Impact of microbial inhibitors on Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365	Okonkwo CC, Ujor V, Ezeji TC.	Industrial crops and products.	10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113047	2021
Metabolism	Engineering of the 2,3-butanediol pathway of Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365.	Schilling C, Ciccone R, Sieber V, Schmid J.	Metab Eng	10.1016/j.ymben.2020.07.009	2020
	Foam Formation in Shake Flasks and Its Consequences.	Vonester D, Hoffmann K, Palmen T, Regestein L, Richter U, Altenhoff AL, Hoffmann M, Radeva Y, Buchs J, Magnus JB.	Eng Life Sci	10.1002/elsc.70057	2025
	Complete and Draft Genome Sequences of 52 Bacillus and Priestia Strains Isolated from West African Fermentations and 26 Reference Strains from a Public Culture Collection.	Wiedenbein ES, Canoy TS, Hui Y, Parkouda C, Compaore CS, Ametefe E, Jakobsen M, Jespersen L, Nielsen DS.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00394-23	2023
	Complete Genome Sequence of Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365, a Soil Bacterium of Agricultural and Industrial Importance.	Kumar S, Ujor VC.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00329-22	2022
	Genomic Analysis of Bacillus megaterium NCT-2 Reveals Its Genetic Basis for the Bioremediation of Secondary Salinization Soil.	Wang B, Zhang D, Chu S, Zhi Y, Liu X, Zhou P.	Int J Genomics	10.1155/2020/4109186	2020
	Evaluation of promoter sequences for the secretory production of a Clostridium thermocellum cellulase in Paenibacillus polymyxa.	Heinze S, Zimmermann K, Ludwig C, Heinzlmeir S, Schwarz WH, Zverlov VV, Liebl W, Kornberger P.	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-018-9369-7	2018
	Draft Genome Sequence of Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 292, a Gram-Positive, Spore-Forming Soil Bacterium with High Biotechnological Potential.	Heinze S, Lagkouvardos I, Liebl W, Schwarz WH, Kornberger P, Zverlov VV.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00071-20	2020
	Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Production from Lignocellulosic Wastes Using Bacillus megaterium ATCC 14581.	Senila L, Gal E, Kovacs E, Cadar O, Dan M, Senila M, Roman C.	Polymers (Basel)	10.3390/polym15234488	2023
Metabolism	Investigation of relationship between 2,3-butanediol toxicity and production during growth of Paenibacillus polymyxa.	Okonkwo CC, Ujor V, Ezeji TC.	N Biotechnol	10.1016/j.nbt.2016.10.006	2017
	Structure and encapsulation of carbonic anhydrase within the alpha-carboxysome.	Ng PC, Adegbite O, Li T, Basle A, Marles-Wright J, Liu LN.	Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A	10.1073/pnas.2523723122	2025
Genetics	Plant growth-promoting activities and genomic analysis of the stress-resistant Bacillus megaterium STB1, a bacterium of agricultural and biotechnological interest.	Nascimento FX, Hernandez AG, Glick BR, Rossi MJ.	Biotechnol Rep (Amst)	10.1016/j.btre.2019.e00406	2020
Genetics	Genome reduction in Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365 for chassis development.	Ravagnan G, Lesemann J, Muller MF, Poehlein A, Daniel R, Noack S, Kabisch J, Schmid J.	Front Bioeng Biotechnol	10.3389/fbioe.2024.1378873	2024
Metabolism	Genome sequence of type strain Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365, a highly efficient producer of optically active (R,R)-2,3-butanediol.	Xie NZ, Li JX, Song LF, Hou JF, Guo L, Du QS, Yu B, Huang RB.	J Biotechnol	10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.07.441	2015
	Bio-electrosynthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate and surfactants in microbial fuel cells: a preliminary study.	Nastro RA, Kuppam C, Toscanesi M, Trifuoggi M, Pietrelli A, Pasquale V, Avignone-Rossa C.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2025.1372302	2025
	Bioprocess development of 2, 3-butanediol production using agro-industrial residues.	Hazeena SH, Shurpali NJ, Siljanen H, Lappalainen R, Anoop P, Adarsh VP, Sindhu R, Pandey A, Binod P.	Bioprocess Biosyst Eng	10.1007/s00449-022-02761-5	2022
Metabolism	Enhanced fed-batch fermentation of 2,3-butanediol by Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365.	Hassler T, Schieder D, Pfaller R, Faulstich M, Sieber V.	Bioresour Technol	10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.047	2012
Metabolism	Impact of carbon source and variable nitrogen conditions on bacterial biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates: evidence of an atypical metabolism in Bacillus megaterium DSM 509.	Shahid S, Mosrati R, Ledauphin J, Amiel C, Fontaine P, Gaillard JL, Corroler D.	J Biosci Bioeng	10.1016/j.jbiosc.2013.02.017	2013
	Engineering the carbon and redox metabolism of Paenibacillus polymyxa for efficient isobutanol production.	Meliawati M, Volke DC, Nikel PI, Schmid J.	Microb Biotechnol	10.1111/1751-7915.14438	2024
	Supplementing broiler diets with bacterial selenium nanoparticles enhancing performance, carcass traits, blood indices, antioxidant status, and caecal microbiota of Eimeria tenella-infected broiler chickens.	Alsulami MN, El-Saadony MT.	Poult Sci	10.1016/j.psj.2023.103111	2023
	Carrot Discard as a Promising Feedstock to Produce 2,3-Butanediol by Fermentation with P. polymyxa DSM 365.	Lopez-Linares JC, Mateo Martinez A, Coca M, Lucas S, Garcia-Cubero MT.	Bioengineering (Basel)	10.3390/bioengineering10080937	2023
Biotechnology	Development of an immunoFET biosensor for the detection of biotinylated PCR product.	Muangsuwan W, Promptmas C, Jeamsaksiri W, Bunjongpru W, Srisuwan A, Hruanun C, Poyai A, Wongchitrat P, Yasawong M.	Heliyon	10.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00188	2016
Biotechnology	Complete genome sequence of the industrial strain Bacillus megaterium WSH-002.	Liu L, Li Y, Zhang J, Zou W, Zhou Z, Liu J, Li X, Wang L, Chen J.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.06066-11	2011
	Field evaluation of PGP Bacillus sp. strain D5 native to Crocus sativus, in traditional and non traditional areas, and mining of PGP genes from its genome.	Magotra S, Bhagat N, Ambardar S, Ali T, Hurek BR, Hurek T, Verma PK, Vakhlu J.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-021-84585-z	2021
	Bacillus megaterium HgT21: a Promising Metal Multiresistant Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria for Soil Biorestoration.	Guzman-Moreno J, Garcia-Ortega LF, Torres-Saucedo L, Rivas-Noriega P, Ramirez-Santoyo RM, Sanchez-Calderon L, Quiroz-Serrano IN, Vidales-Rodriguez LE.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.00656-22	2022
	Application of 233 nm far-UVC LEDs for eradication of MRSA and MSSA and risk assessment on skin models.	Zwicker P, Schleusener J, Lohan SB, Busch L, Sicher C, Einfeldt S, Kneissl M, Kuhl AA, Keck CM, Witzel C, Kramer A, Meinke MC.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-022-06397-z	2022
	Gain-of-function mutation in SCN11A causes itch and affects neurogenic inflammation and muscle function in Scn11a+/L799P mice.	Ebbinghaus M, Tuchscherr L, Segond von Banchet G, Liebmann L, Adams V, Gajda M, Hubner CA, Kurth I, Schaible HG.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0237101	2020
	Norwegian Soils and Waters Contain Mesophilic, Plastic-Degrading Bacteria.	Charnock C.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms9010094	2021
	Characterization of Two alpha-l-Arabinofuranosidases from Acetivibrio mesophilus and Their Synergistic Effect in Degradation of Arabinose-Containing Substrates.	Liu Y, Vanderhaeghen S, Feiler W, Angelov A, Baudrexl M, Zverlov V, Liebl W.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms9071467	2021
	CRISPR interference-based gene repression in the plant growth promoter Paenibacillus sonchi genomovar Riograndensis SBR5.	Brito LF, Schultenkamper K, Passaglia LMP, Wendisch VF.	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-020-10571-6	2020
	Functional Annotation Analytics of Bacillus Genomes Reveals Stress Responsive Acetate Utilization and Sulfate Uptake in the Biotechnologically Relevant Bacillus megaterium.	Williams BS, Isokpehi RD, Mbah AN, Hollman AL, Bernard CO, Simmons SS, Ayensu WK, Garner BL.	Bioinform Biol Insights	10.4137/bbi.s7977	2012
Metabolism	Bacterial treatment of alkaline cement kiln dust using Bacillus halodurans strain KG1.	Kunal, Rajor A, Siddique R.	Braz J Microbiol	10.1016/j.bjm.2015.11.001	2016
	Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria Colonizing Acartia tonsa Copepod Eggs and Displaying Antagonist Effects against Vibrio anguillarum, Vibrio alginolyticus and Other Pathogenic Strains.	Zidour M, Chevalier M, Belguesmia Y, Cudennec B, Grard T, Drider D, Souissi S, Flahaut C.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2017.01919	2017
Genetics	Tailor-made exopolysaccharides-CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome editing in Paenibacillus polymyxa.	Rutering M, Cress BF, Schilling M, Ruhmann B, Koffas MAG, Sieber V, Schmid J.	Synth Biol (Oxf)	10.1093/synbio/ysx007	2017
Metabolism	Inactivation of the Levansucrase Gene in Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365 Diminishes Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis during 2,3-Butanediol Fermentation.	Okonkwo CC, Ujor V, Cornish K, Ezeji TC.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00196-20	2020
Phylogeny	Development of real-time PCR assays for detection and quantification of Bacillus cereus group species: differentiation of B. weihenstephanensis and rhizoid B. pseudomycoides isolates from milk.	Oliwa-Stasiak K, Kolaj-Robin O, Adley CC.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01581-10	2011
Genetics	Protein domain architectures provide a fast, efficient and scalable alternative to sequence-based methods for comparative functional genomics.	Koehorst JJ, Saccenti E, Schaap PJ, Martins Dos Santos VAP, Suarez-Diez M.	F1000Res	10.12688/f1000research.9416.3	2016
Enzymology	Insights into polymer versus oligosaccharide synthesis: mutagenesis and mechanistic studies of a novel levansucrase from Bacillus megaterium.	Homann A, Biedendieck R, Gotze S, Jahn D, Seibel J	Biochem J	10.1042/BJ20070600	2007
Biotechnology	A Systems-Based Approach for Cyanide Overproduction by Bacillus megaterium for Gold Bioleaching Enhancement.	Aminian-Dehkordi J, Mousavi SM, Marashi SA, Jafari A, Mijakovic I	Front Bioeng Biotechnol	10.3389/fbioe.2020.00528	2020
Phylogeny	Phage vB_BmeM-Goe8 infecting Bacillus megaterium DSM319.	Baena Lozada LP, Hoppert M, Hertel R	Arch Virol	10.1007/s00705-019-04513-5	2019
Genetics	Manually curated genome-scale reconstruction of the metabolic network of Bacillus megaterium DSM319.	Aminian-Dehkordi J, Mousavi SM, Jafari A, Mijakovic I, Marashi SA	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-019-55041-w	2019
Metabolism	CYP109E1 from Bacillus megaterium Acts as a 24- and 25-Hydroxylase for Cholesterol.	Putkaradze N, Litzenburger M, Hutter MC, Bernhardt R	Chembiochem	10.1002/cbic.201800595	2019
Enzymology	Biochemical and structural characterization of CYP109A2, a vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase from Bacillus megaterium.	Abdulmughni A, Jozwik IK, Brill E, Hannemann F, Thunnissen AWH, Bernhardt R	FEBS J	10.1111/febs.14276	2017
Metabolism	Structural basis of steroid binding and oxidation by the cytochrome P450 CYP109E1 from Bacillus megaterium.	Jozwik IK, Kiss FM, Gricman L, Abdulmughni A, Brill E, Zapp J, Pleiss J, Bernhardt R, Thunnissen AW	FEBS J	10.1111/febs.13911	2016
Enzymology	Identification of new substrates for the CYP106A1-mediated 11-oxidation and investigation of the reaction mechanism.	Kiss FM, Khatri Y, Zapp J, Bernhardt R	FEBS Lett	10.1016/j.febslet.2015.07.011	2015
Metabolism	Comparison of CYP106A1 and CYP106A2 from Bacillus megaterium - identification of a novel 11-oxidase activity.	Kiss FM, Schmitz D, Zapp J, Dier TK, Volmer DA, Bernhardt R	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-015-6563-8	2015
	First Report of a Leaf Spot of Radermachera sinica in China Caused by Bacillus megaterium.	Li YL, Zhou Z, Yuan YC, Ye JR	Plant Dis	10.1094/PDIS-05-14-0469-PDN	2014
Metabolism	Towards a cell factory for vitamin B12 production in Bacillus megaterium: bypassing of the cobalamin riboswitch control elements.	Moore SJ, Mayer MJ, Biedendieck R, Deery E, Warren MJ	N Biotechnol	10.1016/j.nbt.2014.03.003	2014
Enzymology	Extracellular L-asparaginase from a protease-deficient Bacillus aryabhattai ITBHU02: purification, biochemical characterization, and evaluation of antineoplastic activity in vitro.	Singh Y, Gundampati RK, Jagannadham MV, Srivastava SK	Appl Biochem Biotechnol	10.1007/s12010-013-0455-0	2013
Metabolism	A new cytochrome P450 system from Bacillus megaterium DSM319 for the hydroxylation of 11-keto-beta-boswellic acid (KBA).	Brill E, Hannemann F, Zapp J, Bruning G, Jauch J, Bernhardt R	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-013-5029-0	2013
Enzymology	Characterization of the enzyme CbiH60 involved in anaerobic ring contraction of the cobalamin (vitamin B12) biosynthetic pathway.	Moore SJ, Biedendieck R, Lawrence AD, Deery E, Howard MJ, Rigby SE, Warren MJ	J Biol Chem	10.1074/jbc.M112.422535	2012
Genetics	Genome sequences of the biotechnologically important Bacillus megaterium strains QM B1551 and DSM319.	Eppinger M, Bunk B, Johns MA, Edirisinghe JN, Kutumbaka KK, Koenig SS, Creasy HH, Rosovitz MJ, Riley DR, Daugherty S, Martin M, Elbourne LD, Paulsen I, Biedendieck R, Braun C, Grayburn S, Dhingra S, Lukyanchuk V, Ball B, Ul-Qamar R, Seibel J, Bremer E, Jahn D, Ravel J, Vary PS	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.00449-11	2011
Metabolism	Functional analysis of the response regulator DegU in Bacillus megaterium DSM319 and comparative secretome analysis of degSU mutants.	Borgmeier C, Voigt B, Hecker M, Meinhardt F	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-011-3302-7	2011
Enzymology	[Cloning, expression and the characterization of beta-amylase from a Bacillus megaterium WS06].	Wu J, Zhang S	Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao		2008
Biotechnology	Bacillus megaterium--from simple soil bacterium to industrial protein production host.	Vary PS, Biedendieck R, Fuerch T, Meinhardt F, Rohde M, Deckwer WD, Jahn D	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-007-1089-3	2007
Phylogeny	Comparative study on central metabolic fluxes of Bacillus megaterium strains in continuous culture using 13C labelled substrates.	Furch T, Hollmann R, Wittmann C, Wang W, Deckwer WD	Bioprocess Biosyst Eng	10.1007/s00449-006-0095-7	2006
Biotechnology	Comparative proteomic analysis of high cell density cultivations with two recombinant Bacillus megaterium strains for the production of a heterologous dextransucrase.	Wang W, Hollmann R, Deckwer WD	Proteome Sci	10.1186/1477-5956-4-19	2006
Genetics	A protein database constructed from low-coverage genomic sequence of Bacillus megaterium and its use for accelerated proteomic analysis.	Sun J, Wang W, Hundertmark C, Zeng AP, Jahn D, Deckwer WD	J Biotechnol	10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.01.033	2006
Genetics	Evidence for two recA genes mediating DNA repair in Bacillus megaterium.	Nahrstedt H, Schroder C, Meinhardt F	Microbiology (Reading)	10.1099/mic.0.27626-0	2005
Metabolism	Identification and functional characterization of a type I signal peptidase gene of Bacillus megaterium DSM319.	Nahrstedt H, Wittchen K, Rachman MA, Meinhardt F	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-003-1469-2	2003
	Molecular characterization of the operon comprising the spoIV gene of Bacillus megaterium DSM319 and generation of a deletion mutant.	Wittchen KD, Strey J, Bultmann A	J Gen Appl Microbiol	10.2323/jgam.44.317	1998
Enzymology	Cloning, expression, and carbon catabolite repression of the bamM gene encoding beta-amylase of Bacillus megaterium DSM319.	Lee JS, Wittchen KD, Stahl C, Strey J, Meinhardt F	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s002530100645	2001
Metabolism	Regulation of beta-galactosidase expression in Bacillus megaterium DSM319 by a XylS/AraC-type transcriptional activator.	Strey J, Wittchen KD, Meinhardt F	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.181.10.3288-3292.1999	1999
Enzymology	Plasmids for efficient single-copy gene cloning into gdh2 and trpC of Bacillus megaterium DSM319 and QM B1551.	Schmiedel D, Vary PS, Jablonski L, Hillen W	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s002530050970	1997
Enzymology	Inactivation of the major extracellular protease from Bacillus megaterium DSM319 by gene replacement.	Wittchen KD, Meinhardt F	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/BF00191184	1995
Enzymology	Cloning and sequencing of the leu C and npr M genes and a putative spo IV gene from Bacillus megaterium DSM319.	Meinhardt F, Busskamp M, Wittchen KD	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/BF00221230	1994
Enzymology	Cloning and sequencing of the genes encoding glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, phosphoglycerate kinase and triosephosphate isomerase (gap operon) from mesophilic Bacillus megaterium: comparison with corresponding sequences from thermophilic Bacillus stearothermophilus.	Schlapfer BS, Zuber H	Gene	10.1016/0378-1119(92)90031-j	1992

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#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 )
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