| Shouchella oshimensis |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Bacillaceae, Genus Shouchella, Shouchella oshimensis
(Yumoto et al. 2005) Joshi et al. 2022.
Synonym: Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto, Hirota, Goto, Nodasaka and Nakajima 2005.
According to Liu et al. (2019), B. plakortidis and B. lehensis are later heterotypic synonyms of Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005.
(Yumoto et al. 2005) Joshi et al. 2022.
Synonym: Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto, Hirota, Goto, Nodasaka and Nakajima 2005.
According to Liu et al. (2019), B. plakortidis and B. lehensis are later heterotypic synonyms of Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005.
Gram positive, straight rods, 0.5-0.9 x 1.1-4.4 µm. Produce central / paracentral /
terminal, ellipsoidal endospores in unswollen sporangia. Non-motile or motile by
means of peritrichous flagella (former B. plakortidis strains).
terminal, ellipsoidal endospores in unswollen sporangia. Non-motile or motile by
means of peritrichous flagella (former B. plakortidis strains).
Colonies are circular, convex, smooth and yellowish. Colonies are white, circular
when grown on PYA medium. Moderately halophilic and facultatively alkaliphilic.
Grows at pH 6.5-10 (optimum pH is 8.5), in 0-20% NaCl media (optimum 7%) and at
13-41 ºC (optimum 30 ºC). The temperature range for growth for B. plakortidis strains
is 4-30 ºC, with optimal growth at 15-20 ºC. NaCl is required for good growth; weak
growth at 0-3% NaCl. No growth occurs on MacConkey agar or Simmons’ citrate agar.
Aerobic; no anaerobic growth.
when grown on PYA medium. Moderately halophilic and facultatively alkaliphilic.
Grows at pH 6.5-10 (optimum pH is 8.5), in 0-20% NaCl media (optimum 7%) and at
13-41 ºC (optimum 30 ºC). The temperature range for growth for B. plakortidis strains
is 4-30 ºC, with optimal growth at 15-20 ºC. NaCl is required for good growth; weak
growth at 0-3% NaCl. No growth occurs on MacConkey agar or Simmons’ citrate agar.
Aerobic; no anaerobic growth.
S. oshimens type strain was isolated from soil, Oshyamanbe, Oshima, Hokkaido, Japan.
B. plakortidis type strain, was isolated from the marine sponge Plakortis simplex from the Norwegian Sea.
B. lehensis type strain was isolated from soil collected from Leh, India.
B. plakortidis type strain, was isolated from the marine sponge Plakortis simplex from the Norwegian Sea.
B. lehensis type strain was isolated from soil collected from Leh, India.
Undetermined.
- Yumoto I., Hirota K., Goto T., Nodasaka Y. and Nakajima K., 2005. Bacillus oshimensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, non-
motile alkaliphile. IJSEM 55, 907-911. - Joshi A, Thite S, Karodi P, Joseph N, Lodha T. Alkalihalobacterium elongatum gen. nov. sp. nov.: An Antibiotic-Producing
Bacterium Isolated From Lonar Lake and Reclassification of the Genus Alkalihalobacillus Into Seven Novel Genera. Front
Microbiol 2021; 12:722369. - Liu GH, Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Wang JP, Che JM, Chen QQ, Sengonca C, Liu B, Li WJ. Genome-based reclassification of
Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007 and Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus
oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005; Bacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2011 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus clausii
Nielsen et al. 1995. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1725-1730. - Borchert MS, Nielsen P, Graeber I, Kaesler I, Szewzyk U, Pape T, Antranikian G, Schafer T. Bacillus plakortidis sp. nov. and Bacillus
murimartini sp. nov., novel alkalitolerant members of rRNA group 6. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2888-2893. - Ghosh A, Bhardwaj M, Satyanarayana T, Khurana M, Mayilraj S, Jain RK. I sp. nov., an alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:238-242.
Positive results for oxidase, catalase, hydrolysis of casein, hydrolysis of gelatin, hydrolysis of Tween 20, 40 and 60, acid production
(when grown at pH 10) from: D-mannitol, D-mannose, glycerol, maltose, melibiose, raffinose, ribose, trehalose, xylitol and D-xylose.
Utilizes N-acetylglucosamine, sorbitol, D-lactose, D-melibiose, citrate, acetic acid, D-fructose, D-maltose and D-mannose.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, H2S production, indole production, deamination of phenylalanine, beta-galactosidase,
hydrolysis of esculin, methyl red test, Voges-Proskauer test, urease, acid production (when grown at pH 10) from: D-arabinose,
cellobiose, dulcitol, erythritol, fructose, myo-inositol, lactose, melezitose, sorbitol and sucrose.
No assimilation of thymidine, D-raffinose, L-rhamnose, salicin, melibiose, gentiobiose, 2,3-butanediol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine,
amygdalin, adenosine, D-cellobiose, 2-deoxyadenosine, D-fructose 6-phosphate, L-fucose, D-glucose 6-phosphate, D-gluconic acid,
DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, inosine, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, methyl alpha-D-galactoside, methyl
alpha-D-glucoside, stachyose and succinic acid.
Variable results for nitrate reduction, hippurate, Tween 80 and starch hydrolysis, acid production from glycogen, D-lactose and
D-mannose.
Variable assimilation of D-arabitol, arbutin, beta-cyclodextrin, D-galactose, glycerol, dextrin, 2-ketogluconate, alpha-ketovaleric acid,
maltotriose, D-mannitol, D-melezitose, methyl beta-D-glucoside, methyl D-glucose, palatinose, propionic acid, D-psicose, pyruvic
acid, pyruvic acid methyl ester, D-sorbitol, sucrose, D-tagatose, turanose and D-trehalose.
(when grown at pH 10) from: D-mannitol, D-mannose, glycerol, maltose, melibiose, raffinose, ribose, trehalose, xylitol and D-xylose.
Utilizes N-acetylglucosamine, sorbitol, D-lactose, D-melibiose, citrate, acetic acid, D-fructose, D-maltose and D-mannose.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, H2S production, indole production, deamination of phenylalanine, beta-galactosidase,
hydrolysis of esculin, methyl red test, Voges-Proskauer test, urease, acid production (when grown at pH 10) from: D-arabinose,
cellobiose, dulcitol, erythritol, fructose, myo-inositol, lactose, melezitose, sorbitol and sucrose.
No assimilation of thymidine, D-raffinose, L-rhamnose, salicin, melibiose, gentiobiose, 2,3-butanediol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine,
amygdalin, adenosine, D-cellobiose, 2-deoxyadenosine, D-fructose 6-phosphate, L-fucose, D-glucose 6-phosphate, D-gluconic acid,
DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, inosine, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, methyl alpha-D-galactoside, methyl
alpha-D-glucoside, stachyose and succinic acid.
Variable results for nitrate reduction, hippurate, Tween 80 and starch hydrolysis, acid production from glycogen, D-lactose and
D-mannose.
Variable assimilation of D-arabitol, arbutin, beta-cyclodextrin, D-galactose, glycerol, dextrin, 2-ketogluconate, alpha-ketovaleric acid,
maltotriose, D-mannitol, D-melezitose, methyl beta-D-glucoside, methyl D-glucose, palatinose, propionic acid, D-psicose, pyruvic
acid, pyruvic acid methyl ester, D-sorbitol, sucrose, D-tagatose, turanose and D-trehalose.
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