Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Bacillaceae, Genus Solibacillus, Solibacillus isronensis
(Shivaji et al. 2009) Mual et al. 2016.
Basonym: Bacillus isronensis Shivaji et al. 2009.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-positive rods. Motile. Produce ellipsoidal, terminal spores.
Colonies on nutrient agar are white, entire, round and 3-4 mm in diameter. Grows at
5-37 ºC and pH 6-10. Does not grow at 42 ºC or at pH 4 or 11. Tolerates up to 5.8 %
NaCl. Resistant to UV radiation. Grows on peptone.
Isolated from a cryogenic tube used for collecting an air sample from an altitude of 27-30 km.
Resistant to amoxicillin, doxycycline, streptomycin, nalidixic acid, colistin, and penicillin. Sensitive to: cefuroxime, cefazolin, norflaxacin,
tobramycin, lomefloxacin, amikacin, roxithromycin, ciprofloxacin, nitrofurantoin, cefoperazone, vancomycin, lincomycin, cephotaxime,
kanamycin, novobiocin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin, tetracycline, bacitracin, gentamicin G, polymyxin B, oleandomycin, spectinomycin,
rifampicin, erythromycin, carbenicillin and co-trimoxazole.
Undetermined.
- Shivaji S, Chaturvedi P, Begum Z, Pindi PK, Manorama R, Padmanaban DA, Shouche YS, Pawar S, Vaishampayan P, Dutt CB, et
al. Janibacter hoylei sp. nov., Bacillus isronensis sp. nov. and Bacillus aryabhattai sp. nov., isolated from cryotubes used for
collecting air from the upper atmosphere. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2977-2986.
- Mual P, Singh NK, Verma A, Schumann P, Krishnamurthi S, Dastager S, Mayilraj S. Reclassification of Bacillus isronensis Shivaji
et al. 2009 as Solibacillus isronensis comb. nov. and emended description of genus Solibacillus Krishnamurthi et al. 2009. Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2113-2120.
Positive results for caseinase, catalase, beta-galactosidase, gelatinase, indole production, lipase (Tween 80 hydrolysis), nitrate
reduction, oxidase, starch hydrolysis, tryptophan deamination, acid production from: cellobiose.
Can utilize as sole carbon source: glycerol, myo-inositol, methyl alpha-D-galactoside, L-ornithine, L-creatinine, L-sorbose, D-fructose,
trehalose, L-xylose, lactose, maltose, propionate, starch, methyl alpha-D-mannoside, polyethylene glycol, sodium acetate, potassium
acetate, amygdalin, xylitol, erythritol, lactic acid, adonitol, N-acetylglucosamine, melezitose, dulcitol, arbutin, dextrin, malic acid,
pyruvate, methyl beta-D-galactoside, sodium gluconate, malate, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, glycine, L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-lysine, L-
asparagine, L-glutamine and L-tryptophan.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, citrate utilization, aesculin hydrolysis, H2S production, lysine decarboxylase, malonate
utilization, methyl red test, ornithine decarboxylase, phosphatase, urease, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from: adonitol, D-
and L-arabinose, erythritol, galactose, glucose, glycerol, inulin, inositol, lactose, maltose, mannitol, mannose, melibiose, rhamnose,
D- and L-ribose, sorbitol, sucrose, trehalose, D- and L-xylose.
No utilization of: dextran, citric acid, cellulose, glycogen, thioglycolate, hydroxybutyric acid, salicin, D-glucuronic acid, L-aspartic acid,
sodium succinate, valeric acid, L-cysteine, L-tyrosine, L-phenylalanine, L-proline, L-histidine, D-glucose, D-galactose, rhamnose, D-
and L-arabinose, melibiose, sucrose, D-mannitol, raffinose, D-mannose, D-xylose, D-sorbitol, aesculin, 2- and 5-ketogluconate,
sodium fumarate, cellobiose, fumaric acid, sodium formate, D-ribose, inulin, methyl alpha-D-glucoside, L-fucose, L-alanine, L-serine,
L-threonine, L-arginine, L-glutamic acid and L-methionine.
Variable acid production from fructose.
(c) Costin Stoica