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Bacteria => Firmicutes => Bacilli => Bacillales => Planococcaceae => Lysinibacillus => Lysinibacillus fusiformis (Priest, Goodfellow
and Todd 1989) Ahmed, Yokota, Yamazoe and Fujiwara 2007.
Historical synonyms: Bacillus fusiformis Meyer and Gottheil 1901, Aerobacillus fusiformis (Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Pribram 1933,
Bacillus sphaericus subsp. fusiformis Smith, Gordon and Clark 1946, Bacillus fusiformis (ex Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Priest,
Goodfellow and Todd 1989 (basonym)
and Todd 1989) Ahmed, Yokota, Yamazoe and Fujiwara 2007.
Historical synonyms: Bacillus fusiformis Meyer and Gottheil 1901, Aerobacillus fusiformis (Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Pribram 1933,
Bacillus sphaericus subsp. fusiformis Smith, Gordon and Clark 1946, Bacillus fusiformis (ex Meyer and Gottheil 1901) Priest,
Goodfellow and Todd 1989 (basonym)
Gram-variable, rods, ≤0.9 µm mean cell width. Motile. Spores: centrally/terminally,
spherical endospores in swollen sporangia. Cell-wall peptidoglycan contains
lysine, alanine, glutamic acid and aspartic acid in the molar ratio of 1.81 : 1.0 : 0.69 :
0.64 as diagnostic amino acids.
spherical endospores in swollen sporangia. Cell-wall peptidoglycan contains
lysine, alanine, glutamic acid and aspartic acid in the molar ratio of 1.81 : 1.0 : 0.69 :
0.64 as diagnostic amino acids.
Colonies are opaque and smooth. Aerobic. Grow at pH 6-9.5, in 2%, 5% & 7% NaCl
and at 17 - 37 ºC. Allantoin or urate are not required for growth.
and at 17 - 37 ºC. Allantoin or urate are not required for growth.
Isolated from soil. Resistant to chloramphenicol (8µg/ml), erythromicyn (1µg/ml) & streptomycin (8µg/ml) (weak).
Unknown.
- N.A. Logan and P. De Vos, 2009. Genus I. Bacillus Cohn 1872. 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, 21-127. - Ahmed I.,Yokota A, Yamazoe A.,and Fujiwara T., 2007. Proposal of Lysinibacillus boronitolerans gen. nov. sp. nov., and
transfer of Bacillus fusiformis to Lysinibacillus fusiformis comb. nov. and Bacillus sphaericus to Lysinibacillus sphaericus
comb. nov. IJSEM 57, 1117-1126.
Positive results for hydrolysis of gelatin, catalase, hydrolysis of casein, citrate utilization,
hydrolysis of Tween 20 & Tween 80.
Negative results for beta-galactosidase, hydrolysis of esculin, hydrolysis of hippurate, egg yolk reaction, indole production, H2S
production, nitrate reduction, hydrolysis of starch, Voges-Proskauer, acid production from: D- or L-arabinose, D-glucose, D-mannitol,
D-mannose, methyl beta-xyloside, glycerol, glycogen, adonitol, cellobiose, dulcitol, erythritol, fructose, galactose, meso-inositol,
lactose, maltose, raffinose, rhamnose, salicin, starch,sorbitol, trehalose, D- or L-xylose.
Variable results for hydrolysis of urea, oxidase, deamination of phenylalanine & acid production from sucrose.
hydrolysis of Tween 20 & Tween 80.
Negative results for beta-galactosidase, hydrolysis of esculin, hydrolysis of hippurate, egg yolk reaction, indole production, H2S
production, nitrate reduction, hydrolysis of starch, Voges-Proskauer, acid production from: D- or L-arabinose, D-glucose, D-mannitol,
D-mannose, methyl beta-xyloside, glycerol, glycogen, adonitol, cellobiose, dulcitol, erythritol, fructose, galactose, meso-inositol,
lactose, maltose, raffinose, rhamnose, salicin, starch,sorbitol, trehalose, D- or L-xylose.
Variable results for hydrolysis of urea, oxidase, deamination of phenylalanine & acid production from sucrose.
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