| Priestia abyssalis |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Bacillaceae, Genus Priestia, Priestia abyssalis (You et al.
2013) Gupta et al. 2020.
Synonym: Bacillus abyssalis You et al. 2013.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
2013) Gupta et al. 2020.
Synonym: Bacillus abyssalis You et al. 2013.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-positive rods, 1.1-1.6 x 4.0-6.3 µm. Produce ellipsoidal, terminal spores in
slightly swollen sporangia. Motile.
slightly swollen sporangia. Motile.
Colonies are olive brown circular, 0.5-1.2 mm in diameter on marine agar 2216
medium at 28 ºC for 3 days. Grows at temperature range of 20-60 ºC (optimum 28-37
ºC); pH 6.0-10.0 (optimum pH 8.0) and NaCl tolerance up to 10%. Aerobic.
medium at 28 ºC for 3 days. Grows at temperature range of 20-60 ºC (optimum 28-37
ºC); pH 6.0-10.0 (optimum pH 8.0) and NaCl tolerance up to 10%. Aerobic.
Isolated from a sediment of the South China Sea.
Susceptible to ampicillin, rifampicin, streptomycin, kanamycin, gentamicin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, erythrocin and polymyxin B.
Susceptible to ampicillin, rifampicin, streptomycin, kanamycin, gentamicin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, erythrocin and polymyxin B.
Unknown.
- You ZQ, Li J, Qin S, Tian XP, Wang FZ, Zhang S, Li WJ. Bacillus abyssalis sp. nov., isolated from a sediment of the South China
Sea. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:963-969. - Zhao F, Feng YZ, Chen RR, Zhang HY, Wang JH, Lin XG. Bacillus fengqiuensis sp. nov., isolated from a typical sandy loam soil
under long-term fertilization. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2849-2856. - Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae
genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal
for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol
Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. - Van Pham HT, Kim J. Bacillus thaonhiensis sp. nov., a new species, was isolated from the forest soil of Kyonggi University by
using a modified culture method. Curr Microbiol 2014; 68:88-95. - Lee GE, Im WT, Park JS. Bacillus spongiae sp. nov., isolated from sponge of Jeju Island. J Microbiol 2018; 56:217-222.
Positive results for alkaline phosphatase, catalase, citrate utilization, aesculin hydrolysis, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), alpha-
and beta-glucosidase, beta-glucuronidase, starch hydrolysis, Tween 20 hydrolysis, Voges-Proskauer reaction, acid production from:
N-acetylglucosamine, arbutin, aesculin, D-fructose, D-glucose, glycerol, inositol, maltose, D-mannitol, melibiose, raffinose, D-ribose,
salicin, sucrose, trehalose and D-xylose.
Negative results for acid phosphatase, caseinase, cystine arylamidase, cellulose hydrolysis, beta-fucosidase, beta-galactosidase,
N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, H2S production, indole production, leucine arylamidase, lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, milk
coagulation and peptonization, lysine decarboxylase, nitrate reduction, ornithine decarboxylase, oxidase, phenylalanine deaminase,
trypsin, Tween 40 and 80 hydrolysis, urease, valine arylamidase, acid production from: D and L-arabinose (weak), D and L-arabitol,
cellobiose, dulcitol, erythritol, D- and L-fucose, D-galactose, gentiobiose, glycogen, potassium gluconate, inulin, D-lyxose, melezitose,
methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside, methy alpha-D-mannopyranoside, methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside, L-rhamnose, starch, D-tagatose,
L-xylose and xylitol.
Variable results for arginine dihydrolase, alpha-chymotrypsin, alpha-galactosidase, gelatinase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase,
acid production from: D-adonitol, amygdalin, potassium 2- and 5-ketogluconate, lactose, D-mannose, D-sorbitol and turanose.
and beta-glucosidase, beta-glucuronidase, starch hydrolysis, Tween 20 hydrolysis, Voges-Proskauer reaction, acid production from:
N-acetylglucosamine, arbutin, aesculin, D-fructose, D-glucose, glycerol, inositol, maltose, D-mannitol, melibiose, raffinose, D-ribose,
salicin, sucrose, trehalose and D-xylose.
Negative results for acid phosphatase, caseinase, cystine arylamidase, cellulose hydrolysis, beta-fucosidase, beta-galactosidase,
N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, H2S production, indole production, leucine arylamidase, lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, milk
coagulation and peptonization, lysine decarboxylase, nitrate reduction, ornithine decarboxylase, oxidase, phenylalanine deaminase,
trypsin, Tween 40 and 80 hydrolysis, urease, valine arylamidase, acid production from: D and L-arabinose (weak), D and L-arabitol,
cellobiose, dulcitol, erythritol, D- and L-fucose, D-galactose, gentiobiose, glycogen, potassium gluconate, inulin, D-lyxose, melezitose,
methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside, methy alpha-D-mannopyranoside, methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside, L-rhamnose, starch, D-tagatose,
L-xylose and xylitol.
Variable results for arginine dihydrolase, alpha-chymotrypsin, alpha-galactosidase, gelatinase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase,
acid production from: D-adonitol, amygdalin, potassium 2- and 5-ketogluconate, lactose, D-mannose, D-sorbitol and turanose.
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