Priestia megaterium (DSM 1804, ATCC 12872, QM B 1551)

Name: Priestia megaterium (DSM 1804, ATCC 12872, QM B 1551)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 724

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 1804 ATCC 12872 QM B 1551

NCBI tax ID(s) 1404

Special Collections DSMZ

History DSMZ <- E.G. Simmons, QM B 1551

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Priestia megaterium DSM 1804 is a bacterium of the family Bacillaceae.

genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 35679

ATCC 12872,DSM 1804,BCRC 11709,CCRC 11709

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:25:06

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
717	P. megaterium DSM 319
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
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
661	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)
661	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125439	facultative anaerobe	95.912

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125438		90.936
125439		93.369

Compound production

661

Compounddisulfide reductase

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

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

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM2953711v2 assembly for Priestia megaterium DSM 1804	complete	GCA_029537115	1404.577		1404	96.94
66792	ASM2582v1 assembly for Priestia megaterium QM B1551	complete	GCA_000025825	545693.3	646564508	545693	96.82

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
124043	Bacillus megaterium strain ATCC 12872 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MN456843	1552		1404

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM2953711v2 assembly for Priestia megaterium DSM 1804
NCBI: GCA_029537115

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	facultative anaerobe	95.91	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	38.93	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	75.44	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	93.37	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Bacillus megaterium QM B1551
PATRIC: 545693.3

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	82.48	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	93.76	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	90.94	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	72.75	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	93.00	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	81.01	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	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
	Effect of TraN key residues involved in DNA binding on pIP501 transfer rates in Enterococcus faecalis.	Michaelis C, Berger TMI, Kuhlmann K, Ghulam R, Petrowitsch L, Besora Vecino M, Gesslbauer B, Pavkov-Keller T, Keller W, Grohmann E.	Front Mol Biosci	10.3389/fmolb.2024.1268647	2024
	Ropiness in Bread-A Re-Emerging Spoilage Phenomenon.	Pacher N, Burtscher J, Johler S, Etter D, Bender D, Fieseler L, Domig KJ.	Foods	10.3390/foods11193021	2022
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
	Characterization of diverse natural variants of CYP102A1 found within a species of Bacillus megaterium.	Kang JY, Kim SY, Kim D, Kim DH, Shin SM, Park SH, Kim KH, Jung HC, Pan JG, Joung YH, Chi YT, Chae HZ, Ahn T, Yun CH.	AMB Express	10.1186/2191-0855-1-1	2011
Stress	Superdormant spores of Bacillus species have elevated wet-heat resistance and temperature requirements for heat activation.	Ghosh S, Zhang P, Li YQ, Setlow P.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.00736-09	2009
	Isolation and characterization of superdormant spores of Bacillus species.	Ghosh S, Setlow P.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.01668-08	2009
Pathogenicity	Effect of lysozyme on resting spores of Bacillus megaterium.	Suzuki Y, Rode LJ.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.98.1.238-245.1969	1969
Stress	Heat killing of bacterial spores analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry.	Belliveau BH, Beaman TC, Pankratz HS, Gerhardt P.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.174.13.4463-4474.1992	1992
	The "beauty in the beast"-the multiple uses of Priestia megaterium in biotechnology.	Biedendieck R, Knuuti T, Moore SJ, Jahn D.	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-021-11424-6	2021
Metabolism	A transaldolase-dependent sulfoglycolysis pathway in Bacillus megaterium DSM 1804.	Liu Y, Wei Y, Zhou Y, Ang EL, Zhao H, Zhang Y	Biochem Biophys Res Commun	10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.09.124	2020
Enzymology	Novel cortex lytic enzymes in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spores.	Riyami BA, Ghosh A, Rees EJ, Christie G	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1093/femsle/fnz146	2019
Metabolism	Flux Connections Between Gluconate Pathway, Glycolysis, and Pentose-Phosphate Pathway During Carbohydrate Metabolism in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Wushensky JA, Youngster T, Mendonca CM, Aristilde L	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2018.02789	2018
	Orthologues of Bacillus subtilis Spore Crust Proteins Have a Structural Role in the Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 Spore Exosporium.	Manetsberger J, Ghosh A, Hall EAH, Christie G	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.01734-18	2018
Metabolism	Profiling glucose-induced selective inhibition of disaccharide catabolism in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 by stable isotope labelling.	Youngster T, Wushensky JA, Aristilde L	Microbiology (Reading)	10.1099/mic.0.000540	2017
Stress	Effects of culture conditions on the size, morphology and wet density of spores of Bacillus cereus 569 and Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Xu Zhou K, Wisnivesky F, Wilson DI, Christie G	Lett Appl Microbiol	10.1111/lam.12745	2017
	The Exosporium of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 Is Permeable to the Red Fluorescence Protein of the Coral Discosoma sp.	Lanzilli M, Donadio G, Addevico R, Saggese A, Cangiano G, Baccigalupi L, Christie G, Ricca E, Isticato R	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2016.01752	2016
Metabolism	The regulatory mechanism underlying light-inducible production of carotenoids in nonphototrophic bacteria.	Takano H	Biosci Biotechnol Biochem	10.1080/09168451.2016.1156478	2016
	Structure-function analysis of the Bacillus megaterium GerUD spore germinant receptor protein.	Gupta S, Zhou KX, Bailey DM, Christie G	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1093/femsle/fnv210	2015
Metabolism	Plasmid-encoded genes influence exosporium assembly and morphology in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spores.	Manetsberger J, Hall EA, Christie G	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1093/femsle/fnv147	2015
Metabolism	Role and Function of LitR, an Adenosyl B12-Bound Light-Sensitive Regulator of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551, in Regulation of Carotenoid Production.	Takano H, Mise K, Hagiwara K, Hirata N, Watanabe S, Toriyabe M, Shiratori-Takano H, Ueda K	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.02528-14	2015
Metabolism	BMQ_0737 encodes a novel protein crucial to the integrity of the outermost layers of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spores.	Manetsberger J, Hall EA, Christie G	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1111/1574-6968.12520	2014
Metabolism	Spore germination mediated by Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 SleL and YpeB.	Ustok FI, Packman LC, Lowe CR, Christie G	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.01298-13	2013
Metabolism	Investigating the functional hierarchy of Bacillus megaterium PV361 spore germinant receptors.	Gupta S, Ustok FI, Johnson CL, Bailey DM, Lowe CR, Christie G	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.00325-13	2013
Metabolism	Mutational analysis of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 cortex-lytic enzymes.	Christie G, Ustok FI, Lu Q, Packman LC, Lowe CR	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.00830-10	2010
Metabolism	Identification of a receptor subunit and putative ligand-binding residues involved in the Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spore germination response to glucose.	Christie G, Gotzke H, Lowe CR	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.00335-10	2010
Metabolism	Amino acid substitutions in transmembrane domains 9 and 10 of GerVB that affect the germination properties of Bacillus megaterium spores.	Christie G, Lowe CR	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.01073-08	2008
Metabolism	Role of chromosomal and plasmid-borne receptor homologues in the response of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spores to germinants.	Christie G, Lowe CR	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.00110-07	2007
Pathogenicity	Anatase TiO2 nanocomposites for antimicrobial coatings.	Fu G, Vary PS, Lin CT	J Phys Chem B	10.1021/jp0502196	2005
Metabolism	Molecular characterization of plasmid pBM300 from Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Kunnimalaiyaan M, Vary PS	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.71.6.3068-3076.2005	2005
Genetics	Distribution of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 plasmids among other B. megaterium strains and Bacillus species.	Rosso ML, Vary PS	Plasmid	10.1016/j.plasmid.2004.10.005	2004
Genetics	Sequencing and characterization of pBM400 from Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Scholle MD, White CA, Kunnimalaiyaan M, Vary PS	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.69.11.6888-6898.2003	2003
Genetics	Analysis of the replicon region and identification of an rRNA operon on pBM400 of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Kunnimalaiyaan M, Stevenson DM, Zhou Y, Vary PS	Mol Microbiol	10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02292.x	2001
Genetics	Characterization of a theta plasmid replicon with homology to all four large plasmids of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Stevenson DM, Kunnimalaiyaan M, Muller K, Vary PS	Plasmid	10.1006/plas.1998.1359	1998
Enzymology	Cloning and sequencing of the spore germination gene of Bacillus megaterium ATCC 12872: similarities to the NaH-antiporter gene of Enterococcus hirae.	Tani K, Watanabe T, Matsuda H, Nasu M, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb03323.x	1996
Enzymology	Cloning and nucleotide sequence of a plasmid-carried gene coding for a minor small, acid-soluble protein from Bacillus megaterium spores.	Carrillo-Martinez Y, Setlow P	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.175.19.6337-6340.1993	1993
Enzymology	[Spore-spheroplast transformation of Bacillus megaterium].	Takubo Y, Nishikawa J, Tani K, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Nihon Saikingaku Zasshi	10.3412/jsb.45.841	1990
Stress	Identification of germination gene of Bacillus megaterium.	Tani K, Kawanishi M, Nishikawa J, Sasaki M, Takubo Y, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Biochem Biophys Res Commun	10.1016/0006-291x(90)92036-y	1990
Enzymology	Isolation and characterization of a unique division mutant of Bacillus megaterium.	Lach DA, Sharma VK, Vary PS	J Gen Microbiol	10.1099/00221287-136-3-545	1990
Metabolism	Surface hydrophobicity of spores of Bacillus spp.	Koshikawa T, Yamazaki M, Yoshimi M, Ogawa S, Yamada A, Watabe K, Torii M	J Gen Microbiol	10.1099/00221287-135-10-2717	1989
Stress	Role of outer coat in resistance of Bacillus megaterium spore.	Nishihara T, Takubo Y, Kawamata E, Koshikawa T, Ogaki J, Kondo M	J Biochem	10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a122843	1989
Enzymology	Organization and sequence of the genes coding for the proton-translocating ATPase of Bacillus megaterium.	Brusilow WS, Scarpetta MA, Hawthorne CA, Clark WP	J Biol Chem	S0021-9258(18)94219-5	1989
Enzymology	Characterization and deposition of the proteins in the outermost layer of Bacillus megaterium spore.	Takubo Y, Okuda M, Takemura I, Haruna F, Sawatari A, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1989.tb02003.x	1989
Enzymology	Sequence of the genes for the beta and epsilon subunits of the ATP synthase of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Hawthorne CA, Brusilow WS	Biochem Biophys Res Commun	10.1016/s0006-291x(88)80370-x	1988
Metabolism	Glucose metabolism via the Embden-Meyerhof pathway is not involved in ATP production during spore germination of bacillus megaterium QM B1551. A study with a mutant lacking hexokinase.	Sano K, Otani M, Umezawa C	Biochem Biophys Res Commun	10.1016/0006-291x(88)90557-8	1988
	Immunoelectron microscopic studies on spore coat proteins of Bacillus megaterium.	Imagawa M, Ohtsuka M, Nakatani Y, Oku Y, el-Belbasi HI, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1988.tb01463.x	1988
Phylogeny	Isolation and characterization of outermost layer deficient mutant spores of Bacillus megaterium.	Takubo Y, Atarashi M, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1988.tb01460.x	1988
	Immunological detection of 22K protein in sporulating cells of Bacillus megaterium ATCC 12872.	Nishihara T, Sakagami K, Tani K, Imagawa M, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1988.tb01413.x	1988
Metabolism	Primary role of NADH formed by glucose dehydrogenase in ATP provision at the early stage of spore germination in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Sano K, Otani M, Uehara R, Kimura M, Umezawa C	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1988.tb01449.x	1988
Enzymology	Lipid composition of Bacillus megaterium spores and spore membranes.	Nikolopoulou M, Vary JC	Lipids	10.1007/BF02533968	1987
Metabolism	Gluconate metabolism in germinated spores of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551: primary roles of gluconokinase and the pentose cycle.	Otani M, Fujita T, Umezawa C, Sano K	Biochim Biophys Acta	10.1016/0304-4165(87)90162-0	1987
Metabolism	A highly sensitive method for detection of 32P incorporation into acid-soluble compounds and its application to evaluate ATP-forming ability of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spores at the very early stage of germination.	Otani M, Umezawa C, Sano K	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1987.tb01329.x	1987
	Comparative antigenicity of spore coat proteins from Bacillus species using antibody to spore coat proteins of Bacillus megaterium.	el-Belbasi HI, Imagawa M, Oku Y, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1987.tb03065.x	1987
Metabolism	Red pigment in Bacillus megaterium spores.	Mitchell C, Iyer S, Skomurski JF, Vary JC	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.52.1.64-67.1986	1986
Metabolism	Predominance of gluconate formation from glucose during germination of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spores.	Otani M, Ihara N, Umezawa C, Sano K	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.167.1.148-152.1986	1986
Enzymology	Appearance of uridine 5'-diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine-4-epimerase during sporulation of Bacillus megaterium.	Nishikawa J, Iwawaki H, Takubo Y, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1986.tb03038.x	1986
Phylogeny	Isolation of recombination-defective and UV-sensitive mutants of Bacillus megaterium.	English JD, Vary PS	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.165.1.155-160.1986	1986
	Synthesis and deposition of spore coat proteins during sporulation of Bacillus megaterium.	Imagawa M, Oku Y, el-Belbasi HI, Teraoka M, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1985.tb00905.x	1985
Metabolism	Germination of the decoated spores of Bacillus megaterium.	Nakatani Y, Imagawa M, Takubo Y, Nishikawa J, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1985.tb00904.x	1985
Metabolism	Collapse of cortex expansion during germination of Bacillus megaterium spores.	Nakatani Y, Tanida I, Koshikawa T, Imagawa M, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1985.tb00873.x	1985
Pathogenicity	Inhibition of cortex hydrolysis during spore germination by CdCl2.	Nakatani Y, Imagawa M, Nishihara T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1985.tb00810.x	1985
Genetics	Genetics of leucine biosynthesis in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Garbe JC, Hess GF, Franzen MA, Vary PS	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.157.2.454-459.1984	1984
Enzymology	Occurrence of galactosamine-6-phosphate as a constituent of Bacillus megaterium spore coat.	Nasu M, Ogaki J, Nishihara T, Nakanishi T, Ichikawa T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1984.tb00669.x	1984
Metabolism	Cotransductional mapping of the trp-his region of Bacillus megaterium.	Callahan JP, Crawford IP, Hess GF, Vary PS	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.154.3.1455-1458.1983	1983
Cultivation	Properties of Hg- and Cd-spores of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Imagawa M, Ichikawa T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1982.tb00170.x	1982
	Studies on the bacterial spore coat. IX. The role of surface charge in germination of Bacillus megaterium spores.	Nishihara T, Yoshimoto I, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1981.tb00080.x	1981
Phylogeny	Host-range and partial characterization of several new bacteriophages for Bacillus megaterium QM b1551.	Vary PS, Halsey WF	J Gen Virol	10.1099/0022-1317-51-1-137	1980
Phylogeny	Isolation and properties of membranes from Bacillus megaterium spores.	Racine FM, Vary JC	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.143.3.1208-1214.1980	1980
	Location of elements in ashed spores of Bacillus megaterium.	Nishihara T, Ichikawa T, Kondo M	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1980.tb02853.x	1980
Metabolism	Glucose-triggered germination of Bacillus megaterium spores.	Racine FM, Dills SS, Vary JC	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.138.2.442-445.1979	1979
Pathogenicity	Biochemistry of L-proline-triggered germination of Bacillus megaterium spores.	Rossignol DP, Vary JC	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.138.2.431-441.1979	1979
Metabolism	Effects of alpha- and beta-D-glucose on germination of spores of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551.	Miwa I, Ishihara H, Fujii H, Nagano H, Okuda J	J Biochem	10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a132327	1979
Metabolism	An evaluation of respiration chain-associated functions during initiation of germination of Bacillus megaterium spores.	Dills SS, Vary JC	Biochim Biophys Acta	10.1016/0304-4165(78)90190-3	1978
Enzymology	Biochemical studies on glucose initiated germination in Bacillus megaterium.	Shay LK, Vary JC	Biochim Biophys Acta	10.1016/0304-4165(78)90356-2	1978
Phylogeny	Isolation and characterization of a Bacillus megaterium QMB1551 bacteriophage.	Carvalho PM, Vary JC	J Gen Virol	10.1099/0022-1317-36-3-547	1977
Metabolism	Outgrowth of Bacillus megaterium spores in the presence of nitrate and ammonium ions.	Feeherry FE, Levinson HS	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.127.2.1026-1027.1976	1976
Metabolism	Germination and peptidoglycan solubilization in Bacillus megaterium spores.	Hsieh LK, Vary JC	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.123.2.463-470.1975	1975
Metabolism	Germination of Bacillus megaterium spores after various extraction procedures.	Vary JC	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.116.2.797-802.1973	1973
Metabolism	Spore germination of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 mutants.	Vary JC	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.112.1.640-642.1972	1972
Metabolism	-aminobutyric acid as a required germinant for mutant spores of Bacillus megaterium.	Foerster HF	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.108.2.817-823.1971	1971
Metabolism	Distribution and correlation of events during thermal inactivation of Bacillus megaterium spores.	Levinson HS, Hyatt MT	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.108.1.111-121.1971	1971
Enzymology	Activation energy for glucose-induced germination of Bacillus megaterium spores.	Levinson HS, Hyatt MT	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.103.1.269-270.1970	1970
Pathogenicity	Effects of temperature on activation, germination, and outgrowth of Bacillus megaterium spores.	Levinson HS, Hyatt MT	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.101.1.58-64.1970	1970
	Fine structure of Bacillus megaterium during microcycle sporogenesis.	Freer JH, Levinson HS	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.94.2.441-457.1967	1967
Metabolism	Metabolic requirements for microcycle sporogenesis of Bacillus megaterium.	Holmes PK, Levinson HS	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.94.2.434-440.1967	1967
Stress	Changes in spores of Bacillus megaterium treated with thioglycolate at a low pH and restoration of germinability and heat resistance by cations.	Rowley DB, Levinson HS	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.93.3.1017-1022.1967	1967
	Utility of sodium hypochlorite for ultrastructure study of bacterial spore integuments.	Rode LJ, Williams MG	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.92.6.1772-1778.1966	1966
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
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
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

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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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