| Gottfriedia acidiceleris |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Bacillaceae, Genus Gottfriedia, Gottfriedia acidiceleris
(Peak et al. 2007) Gupta et al. 2020.
Synonyms: Bacillus acidiceler Peak et al. 2007, Gottfriedia acidiceler (Peak et al. 2007)
Gupta et al. 2020.
(Peak et al. 2007) Gupta et al. 2020.
Synonyms: Bacillus acidiceler Peak et al. 2007, Gottfriedia acidiceler (Peak et al. 2007)
Gupta et al. 2020.
Gram-positive to Gram-variable rods, 0.8-1.2 x 2.0-15.0 µm, grouped in chains.
Nonmotile. Produce ellipsoidal, subterminal endospores in unswollen to overtly
swollen sporangia. A thin capsule is produced.
Nonmotile. Produce ellipsoidal, subterminal endospores in unswollen to overtly
swollen sporangia. A thin capsule is produced.
Colonies are 3 mm in diameter on TSA with 5% sheep blood incubated at 30 ºC,
non-haemolytic, creamy-gray, like sintered glass in opacity, smooth, shiny, becoming
dull with a fine crepe texture in older culture, round, entire, raised to low convex and
becoming crater form; colony diameter on pH 5.6 agar after 3 days is larger than 5
mm. Grow on nutrient agar and nutrient broth. Aerobic. Grow at 30 ºC and at pH 5.6-8.
No growth in 5% NaCl broth.
non-haemolytic, creamy-gray, like sintered glass in opacity, smooth, shiny, becoming
dull with a fine crepe texture in older culture, round, entire, raised to low convex and
becoming crater form; colony diameter on pH 5.6 agar after 3 days is larger than 5
mm. Grow on nutrient agar and nutrient broth. Aerobic. Grow at 30 ºC and at pH 5.6-8.
No growth in 5% NaCl broth.
Isolated in Tampa, Florida, USA, from a white powder collected on a window sill and suspected of harbouring Bacillus anthracis
during the aftermath of the anthrax bioterrorism attacks of October 2001.
Resistant to penicillin, oxacillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin and ceftriaxone.
during the aftermath of the anthrax bioterrorism attacks of October 2001.
Resistant to penicillin, oxacillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin and ceftriaxone.
A thin capsule is produced; genes (acpA, capA, capB, capC, capR, capD, IS1627, ORF 48, ORF 61 and repA) and capsule promoter
with more than 99.7% sequence similarity to the capsule operon of Bacillus anthracis are carried on a large plasmid.
with more than 99.7% sequence similarity to the capsule operon of Bacillus anthracis are carried on a large plasmid.
- K.K. Peak, K.E. Duncan, W. Veguilla, V.A. Luna, D.S. King, L. Heller, L. Heberlein-Larson, F. Reeves, A.C. Cannons, P. Amuso and
J. Cattani, 2007. Bacillus acidiceler sp. nov., isolated from a forensic specimen, containing Bacillus anthracis pX02 genes. IJSEM
57, 2031-2036. - Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae
genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal
for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol
Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798.
Positive results for hydrolysis of esculin, hydrolysis of gelatin, oxidase, catalase, nitrate reduction, hydrolysis of casein, Voges -
Proskauer reaction (weak), acid production from: D-glucose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, glycerol (weak), glycogen (weak), salicin,
starch (weak), N-acetyl-D- glucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin, cellobiose, fructose, beta-gentiobiose, gluconate, maltose, sucrose and
trehalose.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, citrate utilization, beta-galactosidase, indole production, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine
decarboxylase, hydrolysis of starch, urease, acid production from: D- or L-arabinose, methyl beta-xyloside, adonitol, D- or L-arabitol,
dulcitol, erythritol, D- or L-fucose, galactose, meso-inositol, inulin, 2- or 5-ketogluconate, lactose, lyxose, melezitose, melibiose,
raffinose, rhamnose, ribose, sorbitol, sorbose, xylitol, D- or L-xylose.
Proskauer reaction (weak), acid production from: D-glucose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, glycerol (weak), glycogen (weak), salicin,
starch (weak), N-acetyl-D- glucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin, cellobiose, fructose, beta-gentiobiose, gluconate, maltose, sucrose and
trehalose.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, citrate utilization, beta-galactosidase, indole production, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine
decarboxylase, hydrolysis of starch, urease, acid production from: D- or L-arabinose, methyl beta-xyloside, adonitol, D- or L-arabitol,
dulcitol, erythritol, D- or L-fucose, galactose, meso-inositol, inulin, 2- or 5-ketogluconate, lactose, lyxose, melezitose, melibiose,
raffinose, rhamnose, ribose, sorbitol, sorbose, xylitol, D- or L-xylose.
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