Anoxybacillus kaynarcensis
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Bacillaceae, Genus Anoxybacillus, Anoxybacillus
kaynarcensis Inan et al. 2013.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-positive rods, 0.5-0.75 x 3.0-4.0 µm. Motile. Produce ellipsoidal, paracentral or
subterminal endospores, deforming the sporangia.
Colonies grown on Nurient Agar for 2 days are regular in shape with round edges,
smooth, circular, cream-coloured and 1-2 mm in diameter. Grows at 35-70 ºC
(optimum, 60 ºC), at pH 6.0-10 (optimum of pH 7.0) and in 0-4% (w/v) NaCI. Aerobe.
Isolated from Kaynarca hot spring in the province of Izmir, Turkey.
Produces alkaline active xylanase.
Undetermined.
- Inan K, Belduz AO, Canakci S. Anoxybacillus kaynarcensis sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, xylanase producing bacterium. J
Basic Microbiol 2013; 53:410-419.
Positive results for gelatinase, nitrate reduction and Voges-Proskauer reaction.
Can assimilate (VITEK 32 System): galactose, amygdalin, sorbitol, inulin, N-acetylglucosamine, amylopectin, arabitol, tagatose,
mannitol, potassium thiocyanate, raffinose, inositol, starch and rhamnose.
Negative results for catalase, citrate utilization, indole production, oxidase, starch hydrolysis and urease.
No assimilation of glucose, maltose, aesculin, melibiose, ribose, sucrose, trehalose, xylose, palatinose, salicin and arabinose.
(c) Costin Stoica