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Bacillus alcalophilus

Bacillus alcalophilus

Catalogue No.

NCTC 4553

Current Name

Bacillus alcalophilus

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

1

General Info

Authority

Vedder 1934 (AL)

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 27647, BCRC 15419, CCRC 15419, CCUG 28516, CGMCC 1.3604, CIP 103410, DSM 485, IFO 15653, JCM 5262, KCTC 1824, LMG 7120, NBRC 15653, NCIMB 10436, NCIMB 8772, NCTC 4553, NRRL B-14309, NRRL NRS-1548

Family

Bacillaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Oxidation

L-arabinose: -

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Gelatinase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 27647, NRS 1584) Type strain / A. Vedder, Amsterdam in 1934 / Faeces / Vedder, A. (1934) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 1, 1 / Boyer, E. W. et al. (1973) Int. J. syst. Bact. 23, 238

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Uniform, Butyrous, Shiny, Opaque

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1934

Depositor

VEDDER A

Isolated From

human, faeces of healthy woman

History

UNIV OF AMSTERDAM

Previous Catalogue Name

Bacillus alcalophilus

Applications

Bibliography

VEDDER A 1934 ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENH 1 1;BOYER E W ET AL 1973 INT J SYST

Extended Bibliography

Vedder,A., (1934), Het mechanisme van de schadelijke werking van atmospherische zuurstof op de groei van anaerobe bacillen., Antonie van Leeuwenhoek J. Microbiol. Serol., 266-274 Skerman,V.B.D, McGowan,V, Sneath,P.H.A.(ed), (1980), Approved Lists of Bacterial Names., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 225-420 (0), Preparation of proteolytic enzyme preparations. Lewis,R.J, Laback,E, Krulwich,T.A., (1982), Pleiotropic properties of mutation to non-alkalophily in Bacillus alcalophilus., J. Gen. Microbiol., 427-430 Gordon,R.E, Hyde,J.L., (1982), The Bacillus firmus-Bacillus lentus complex and pH 7.0 variants of some alkalophilic strains., J. Gen. Microbiol., 1109-1116 Fritze,D, Flossdorf,J, Claus,D., (1990), Taxonomy of alkaliphilic Bacillus strains., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 92-97 Fahmy,F, Flossdorf,J, Claus,D., (1985), The DNA base composition of the type strains of the genus Bacillus., System. Appl. Microbiol., 60-65 Vedder,A., (1934), Bacillus alcalophilus n. sp.; benevens enkele ervaringen met sterk alcalische voedingsbodems., Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 143-147 VEDDER (A.), (1934), Bacillus alcalophilus n. sp.; benevens enkele ervaringen met sterk alcalische voedingsbodems. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology and Serology, 1934, 1, 141-147., 141-147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02543931

Available Formats

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