| Bacillus altitudinis |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Bacillaceae, Genus Bacillus, Bacillus altitudinis Shivaji,
Chaturvedi, Suresh, Reddy, Dutt, Wainwright, Narlikar and Bhargava 2006.
Description is based upon a single isolate.
Chaturvedi, Suresh, Reddy, Dutt, Wainwright, Narlikar and Bhargava 2006.
Description is based upon a single isolate.
Gram-positive, motile rods.
Colonies are white, with a regular margin, convex, 2-3 mm in diameter. Grow on
nutrient agar. Aerobic growth, pH range 6-8. Growth temperature 20-40 ºC. Grow in
2% NaCl.
nutrient agar. Aerobic growth, pH range 6-8. Growth temperature 20-40 ºC. Grow in
2% NaCl.
Isolated from cryogenic tubes used for collecting air samples from high altitudes.
Resistant to UV radiation.
Resistant to lincomycin (15 µg), ampicillin (25 µg), novobiocin (30 mg), ciprofloxacin(30 µg) and amikacin (30 µg).
Resistant to UV radiation.
Resistant to lincomycin (15 µg), ampicillin (25 µg), novobiocin (30 mg), ciprofloxacin(30 µg) and amikacin (30 µg).
Undetermined.
- S. Shivaji, P. Chaturvedi, K. Suresh, G.S.N. Reddy, C.B.S. Dutt, M. Wainwright, J.V. Narlikar and P.M. Bhargava, 2006. Bacillus aerius
sp. nov., Bacillus aerophilus sp. nov., Bacillus stratosphericus sp. nov. and Bacillus altitudinis sp. nov., isolated from cryogenic tubes
used for collecting air samples from high altitudes. IJSEM 56, 1465-1473. - Liu Y, Lai Q, Du J, Shao Z. Bacillus zhangzhouensis sp. nov. and Bacillus australimaris sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:
1193-1199.
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, amylase, aesculin hydrolysis, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), gelatinase
beta-galactosidase, beta-glucosidase, oxidase, catalase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphoamidase, hydrolysis of starch, degradation of
tyrosine, acid production from: D- and L-arabinose, amygdalin, cellobiose, aesculin, D-fructose, gentiobiose, glycerol, D-glucose,
D-galactose, D-mannitol, mannose, N-acetylglucosamine, ribose, salicin, starch, sucrose, D-tagatose, trehalose and D-xylose.
Can assimilate (API 20 NE): D-mannitol, D-mannose, N-acetylglucosamine and D-glucose and trisodium citrate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, casein hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, H2S production, indole production, lipase, nitrate
reduction, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, ornithine decarboxylase, urea hydrolysis, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from:
methyl beta-D-xyloside, D-adonitol, D- and L-arabitol, D- and L-fucose, lactose, D-lyxose, dulcitol, erythritol, gluconate, glycogen,
inulin, inositol, melezitose, melibiose, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, sorbitol, L-sorbose, rhamnose, xylitol and L-xylose.
No assimilation of: adipic acid, capric acid and phenylacetic acid.
Variable results for citrate utilization and lysine decarboxylase.
beta-galactosidase, beta-glucosidase, oxidase, catalase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphoamidase, hydrolysis of starch, degradation of
tyrosine, acid production from: D- and L-arabinose, amygdalin, cellobiose, aesculin, D-fructose, gentiobiose, glycerol, D-glucose,
D-galactose, D-mannitol, mannose, N-acetylglucosamine, ribose, salicin, starch, sucrose, D-tagatose, trehalose and D-xylose.
Can assimilate (API 20 NE): D-mannitol, D-mannose, N-acetylglucosamine and D-glucose and trisodium citrate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, casein hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, H2S production, indole production, lipase, nitrate
reduction, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, ornithine decarboxylase, urea hydrolysis, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from:
methyl beta-D-xyloside, D-adonitol, D- and L-arabitol, D- and L-fucose, lactose, D-lyxose, dulcitol, erythritol, gluconate, glycogen,
inulin, inositol, melezitose, melibiose, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, sorbitol, L-sorbose, rhamnose, xylitol and L-xylose.
No assimilation of: adipic acid, capric acid and phenylacetic acid.
Variable results for citrate utilization and lysine decarboxylase.
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