| Bacillus oleivorans |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Bacillaceae, Genus Bacillus, Bacillus oleivorans
Azmatunnisa et al. 2015.
Azmatunnisa et al. 2015.
Gram-positive rods, 0.1-0.2 x 2-8 µm. Non-motile. Produce terminal ellipsoidal
endospores in swollen sporangia.
endospores in swollen sporangia.
Colonies on nutrient agar are creamish-white, translucent, circular with entire margin,
1-3 mm in diameter and texture is moist with raised elevation.
Growth occurs at 25-40 ºC (optimum 35 ºC), pH 7-9.5 (optimum pH 7) and in 0-8%
(w/v) NaCl (optimum 0-1% NaCl). Strictly aerobic.
1-3 mm in diameter and texture is moist with raised elevation.
Growth occurs at 25-40 ºC (optimum 35 ºC), pH 7-9.5 (optimum pH 7) and in 0-8%
(w/v) NaCl (optimum 0-1% NaCl). Strictly aerobic.
Isolated from a contaminated laboratory Petri dish.
Able to degrade diesel oil and thrives in presence of various organic solvents with varied log P-values.
Able to degrade diesel oil and thrives in presence of various organic solvents with varied log P-values.
Undetermined.
- Azmatunnisa M, Rahul K, Subhash Y, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Bacillus oleivorans sp. nov., a diesel oil-degrading and solvent-
tolerant bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1310-1315.
Positive results for caseinase, catalase, gelatinase, oxidase, acid production from mannose.
Can utilize as sole carbon and energy source: citrate, glucose, sorbitol, valerate, pyruvate and capric acid.
Oxidizes 2, 3-butanediol, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, methyl pyruvate and monomethyl succinate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, aesculin hydrolysis, H2S production, indole production, lysine decarboxylase, methyl red test,
ornithine decarboxylase, phenylalanine deaminase, starch hydrolysis, Tween 80 hydrolysis, urease, Voges-Proskauer test, acid
production from cellobiose, galactose, glucose, ribose, salicin and tagatose.
No utilization of lactate, acetate, benzoate, ethanol, formate, fructose, fumarate, glycerol, glycolate, glutamate, mannitol, proline,
succinate, sucrose and tartrate.
No oxidization of: L-alanyl glycine, acyclodextrin, dextrin, glycyl L-glutamic acid, inosine, myoinositol, alpha-lactose, lactulose,
palatinose, sedoheptulosan, stachyose, trehalose, turanose, uridine and xylitol.
Variable utilization of gluconate and malate.
Can utilize as sole carbon and energy source: citrate, glucose, sorbitol, valerate, pyruvate and capric acid.
Oxidizes 2, 3-butanediol, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, methyl pyruvate and monomethyl succinate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, aesculin hydrolysis, H2S production, indole production, lysine decarboxylase, methyl red test,
ornithine decarboxylase, phenylalanine deaminase, starch hydrolysis, Tween 80 hydrolysis, urease, Voges-Proskauer test, acid
production from cellobiose, galactose, glucose, ribose, salicin and tagatose.
No utilization of lactate, acetate, benzoate, ethanol, formate, fructose, fumarate, glycerol, glycolate, glutamate, mannitol, proline,
succinate, sucrose and tartrate.
No oxidization of: L-alanyl glycine, acyclodextrin, dextrin, glycyl L-glutamic acid, inosine, myoinositol, alpha-lactose, lactulose,
palatinose, sedoheptulosan, stachyose, trehalose, turanose, uridine and xylitol.
Variable utilization of gluconate and malate.
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