Bacillus is a diverse bacterial genus characterized by cells growing aerobically and forming dormant endospores. Although Bacillus species were some of the first bacteria ever characterized, their relationships to one another remain enigmatic. The recent deluge of environmental sequencing projects has further complicated our view of Bacillus taxonomy and diversity. In this review we discuss the...

Strain LBB3(T) isolated from Bogoria soda lake in Kenya is an alkaliphilic, Gram-positive, strictly aerobic, non-motile, spore-forming bacterium. It was identified as a member of the genus Bacillus on the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic analyses. The organism grows optimally at 37 degrees C and pH 10. The G+C content of the genomic DNA is 37.5 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed 9...

A number of Bacillus strains isolated from desert soil samples were shown to belong to a previously unidentified species, for which we propose the name Bacillus mojavensis. The type strain is RO-H-1 (= NRRL B-14698). On the basis of restriction digest data, B. mojavensis is most closely related to Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus atrophaeus, and Bacillus subtilis. So far, B. mojavensis can ...

Besi merupakan unsur yang penting bagi proses metabolisme organisma seperti kitar asid trikarboksilik, pengangkutan elektron dan fosforilasi oksidatif. Walau bagaimanapun, sumber besi di persekitaran luar sentiasa berada dalam bentuk kompleks tidak tersedia untuk pengambilan terus. Bagi mengatasi pengehadan besi, mikroorganisma berupaya menghasilkan siderofor, sejenis pengkelat Fe(III) berafina...

A heterotrophic nitrifier, named Bacillus sp. LY, was newly isolated from a membrane bioreactor (MBR). Bacillus sp. LY could utilize the organic carbon as the source of assimilation when it grew on glucose and ammonium chloride medium companying the formation of oxidized-nitrogen. It also could denitrify nitrate while nitrification. After 24 days incubation, the removal efficiencies of the COD ...

Several spore-forming strains of Bacillus are marketed as probiotics due to their ability to survive harsh gastrointestinal conditions and confer health benefits to the host. We report the complete genomes of two commercially available probiotics, Bacillus coagulans S-lac and Bacillus subtilis TO-A JPC, and compare them with the genomes of other Bacillus and Lactobacillus. The taxonomic positio...

Variation among isolates of Bacillus anthracis was examined by using restriction fragmentation patterns and the PCR performed with arbitrary and sequence-specific oligonucleotide primers. The patterns were compared with the patterns generated from strains of closely related species belonging to the "Bacillus cereus group" of bacteria, including B. cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, and Bacillus my...

conclusions the present study suggests that the enzyme obtained from strain b. subtilis can be used as feed supplement in animal diet also for reduction of phosphorus pollution problem in areas of livestock production. materials and methods the present study was conducted in biotechnology laboratory, motilal nehru national institute of technology, allahabad, uttar pradesh, india. to isolate phy...

background: bacillus subtilis refers to stretched and sometimes curved, gram-positive, aerobic, and catalase-positive bacilli, which has thermo-resistant endospores. it has been known as a normal flora in the human but can be pathogens in the case of opportunistic. also, it can be the pathogen of nosocomial infections such as wound among hospitalized patients. purpose of this study was to ident...