| Paenibacillus illinoisensis |
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Phylum Firmicutes, Class Bacilli, Order Bacillales, Family Paenibacillaceae, Genus Paenibacillus, Paenibacillus illinoisensis Shida,
Takagi, Kadowaki, Nakamura and Komagata 1997.
Historical synonym: Bacillus circulans group 6.
Takagi, Kadowaki, Nakamura and Komagata 1997.
Historical synonym: Bacillus circulans group 6.
Gram-positive rods, 0.5–0.8 x 3–5 μm. Motile by peritrichous flagella. Produce terminal
/ subterminal, ellipsoidal spores in swollen sporangia.
/ subterminal, ellipsoidal spores in swollen sporangia.
Colonies are yellowish-gray, translucent, smooth, flat. Grow on nutrient agar & TSA.
Aerobic and anaerobic growth. Grow in 2% NaCl, but not in 5% NaCl media. Growth
temperature 10-50 ºC, optimum 37 ºC. Can grow at pH 4.5-9.0, optimum 7.
Aerobic and anaerobic growth. Grow in 2% NaCl, but not in 5% NaCl media. Growth
temperature 10-50 ºC, optimum 37 ºC. Can grow at pH 4.5-9.0, optimum 7.
Isolated from soil. Resistance to lysozyme 0.001% is variable.
Undetermined.
- Priest F.G., 2009. Genus I. Paenibacillus Ash, Priest and Collins 1994. In: (Eds.) P.D. Vos, G. Garrity, D. Jones, N.R. Krieg, W.
Ludwig, F.A. Rainey, K.-H. Schleifer, W.B. Whitman. Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume 3: The Firmicutes,
Springer, 269-295. - Shida O., Takagi H., Kadowaki K., Nakamura L. K. and Komagata K., 1997. Emended description of Paenibacillus amylolyticus
and description of Paenibacillus illinoisensis sp. nov. and Paenibacillus chibensis sp. nov.. IJSB 47, 299-306.
Positive results for catalase, hydrolysis of starch, hydrolysis of casein (weak),
hydrolysis of gelatin, hydrolysis of Tween 20, acid production from: L-arabinose,
cellobiose, fructose, galactose, D-glucose, glycerol, inositol, inulin, maltose,
D-mannitol, mannose, melibiose, raffinose, ribose, salicin, starch, sucrose, trehalose & D-xylose.
Negative results for oxidase, hydrolysis of urea, nitrate reduction, hydrolysis of hippurate, hydrolysis of Tween 60, hydrolysis of Tween
80, Voges-Proskauer, DN-ase, indole production, dihydroxyacetone production, lecithinase, degradation of tyrosine, citrate utilization,
deamination of phenylalanine, H2S production, acid production from: adonitol, lactose, sorbitol, sorbose & rhamnose.
hydrolysis of gelatin, hydrolysis of Tween 20, acid production from: L-arabinose,
cellobiose, fructose, galactose, D-glucose, glycerol, inositol, inulin, maltose,
D-mannitol, mannose, melibiose, raffinose, ribose, salicin, starch, sucrose, trehalose & D-xylose.
Negative results for oxidase, hydrolysis of urea, nitrate reduction, hydrolysis of hippurate, hydrolysis of Tween 60, hydrolysis of Tween
80, Voges-Proskauer, DN-ase, indole production, dihydroxyacetone production, lecithinase, degradation of tyrosine, citrate utilization,
deamination of phenylalanine, H2S production, acid production from: adonitol, lactose, sorbitol, sorbose & rhamnose.
(c) Costin Stoica
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