| Paenibacillus amylolyticus |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Paenibacillaceae, Genus Paenibacillus, Paenibacillus
amylolyticus (Nakamura 1984) Ash, Priest and Collins 1995, emend. Shida, Takagi, Kadowaki, Nakamura and Komagata 1997.
Basonym: Bacillus amylolyticus (ex Choukevitch 1911) Nakamura 1984.
This species represents DNA hybridization group 11 of Bacillus circulans sensu lato.
amylolyticus (Nakamura 1984) Ash, Priest and Collins 1995, emend. Shida, Takagi, Kadowaki, Nakamura and Komagata 1997.
Basonym: Bacillus amylolyticus (ex Choukevitch 1911) Nakamura 1984.
This species represents DNA hybridization group 11 of Bacillus circulans sensu lato.
Gram-positive, 0.5–1.0 x 3.0–5.0 μm rods, motile by peritrichous flagella. Produce
terminal / subterminal, ellipsoidal spores in swollen sporangia.
terminal / subterminal, ellipsoidal spores in swollen sporangia.
Colonies are grayish-white, translucent, smooth and flat. Aerobic, facultatively
anaerobic. Grow on nutrient agar. Growth temperature 10-15 to 40 ºC, optimum 28-37
ºC. Grow at 4.5-9.0 pH (optimum 7.0) and in 2% NaCl, but not in 5% and 7% NaCl
media.
anaerobic. Grow on nutrient agar. Growth temperature 10-15 to 40 ºC, optimum 28-37
ºC. Grow at 4.5-9.0 pH (optimum 7.0) and in 2% NaCl, but not in 5% and 7% NaCl
media.
Isolated from soil. Susceptible to 0.001% lysozyme.
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, caseinase (weak), gelatinase, nitrate reduction, starch hydrolysis, Tween 20 and 60 hydrolysis, acid
production from: L-arabinose, cellobiose, fructose, galactose, D-glucose, glycerol, inositol, inulin, D-mannitol, maltose, mannose,
melibiose, ribose, salicin, starch, sucrose, trehalose and D-xylose.
Negative results for citrate utilization, H2S production, hydrolysis of hippurate, lecithinase, tyrosine degradation, indole production,
dihydroxyacetone, degradation of tyrosine, deamination of phenylalanine, urease, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from:
adonitol, lactose, raffinose, rhamnose, sorbitol and sorbose.
production from: L-arabinose, cellobiose, fructose, galactose, D-glucose, glycerol, inositol, inulin, D-mannitol, maltose, mannose,
melibiose, ribose, salicin, starch, sucrose, trehalose and D-xylose.
Negative results for citrate utilization, H2S production, hydrolysis of hippurate, lecithinase, tyrosine degradation, indole production,
dihydroxyacetone, degradation of tyrosine, deamination of phenylalanine, urease, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from:
adonitol, lactose, raffinose, rhamnose, sorbitol and sorbose.
(c) Costin Stoica
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