Paenibacillus macquariensis
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Taxonomy
Morphology
Growth conditions
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Bacteria => Firmicutes => Bacilli => Bacillales => Paenibacillaceae => Paenibacillus => Paenibacillus macquariensis (Marshall and
Ohye 1966) Ash et al.1994.
Synonym: Bacillus macquariensis Marshall and Ohye 1966.
Gram positive, 0.5-0.7/ 2.0-4.5 μm, motile bacillus.
Spores: ellipsoidal, subterminal or terminal, swelling the sporangium.
-maximum temperature 25-35 ºC; minimum temperature 0-3 ºC
-growth in anaerobic agar
-no growth in 5% NaCl
-no growth in 10% NaCl
-no growth at 5.7 pH.
Isolated from soil from Macquarie Island (subantarctic).
Unknown (none).
- Gordon R.E., Haynes W.C., Pang C.H. (1973) – The genus Bacillus . Agriculture Handbook No. 427, U.S.D.A., Washington D.C.
- Buchanan R.E., Gibbons N.E., Cowan S.T., Holt J.G., Liston J., Murray R.G.E., Niven C.F., Ravin A.W., Stanier R.W. ( 1974) –
Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, Eight Edition, The Williams & Wilkins Company, Baltimore.
Catalase +
Acid from glucose +, mannitol +, arabinose -, xylose +
Starch hydrolysis +
Reduction of nitrate to nitrite -
Decomposition of casein -
Decomposition of tyrosine -
Voges-Proskauer -
Resistance to lysozyme -
Citrate utilization -
Indole -
Deamination of phenylalanine -
(c) Costin Stoica