Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Paenibacillaceae, Genus Paenibacillus, Paenibacillus
edaphicus (Shelobolina et al. 1998) Hu et al. 2010.
Basonym: Bacillus edaphicus Shelobolina et al. 1998.
Gram-negative, rod-shaped cells. Non-motile. Produce ellipsoidal spores in swollen
sporangia. Produce a large capsule.
Growth tempearature10-37 ºC; optimum temperature 30 ºC; no growth at 45 or 50 ºC.
Grows in media containing 1.0-2.0% (w/v) NaCl, but not in 2.5% (w/v) NaCl. Can grow
at pH 6. Grows on nutrient agar and Columbia agar. Obligate aerobe.
Isolated from soil, in Russia.
Undetermined.
- Hu XF, Li SX, Wu JG, Wang JF, Fang QL, Chen JS. Transfer of Bacillus mucilaginosus and Bacillus edaphicus to the genus
Paenibacillus as Paenibacillus mucilaginosus comb. nov. and Paenibacillus edaphicus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010;
60:8-14.
- BacDive in 2022: the knowledge base for standardized bacterial and archaeal data. Lorenz Christian Reimer, Joaquim Sarda
Carbasse, Julia Koblitz, Christian Ebeling, Adam Podstawka, Jorg Overmann. Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2022.
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), alpha- and beta-galactosidase,
alpha-glucosidase, nitrate reduction, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, acid production from: L-arabinose, arbutine, cellobiose,
esculin, D-fructose, L-fucose, D-galactose, D-glucose, glycogen, gentibiose, inulin, lactose, maltose, D-mannose, melibiose,
raffinose, ribose, L-rhamnose, salicin, D-sorbitol, sucrose, turanose and D-xylose.
Negative results for caseinase, citrate utilization, cystine arylamidase, alpha-fucosidase, gelatin liquefaction, beta-glucuronidase,
beta-glucosidase, H2S production, indole production, leucine arylamidase, lipase (C14), lysine decarboxylase, alpha-mannosidase,
N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, ornithine decarboxylase, oxidase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, valine arylamidase, Voges-Proskauer
reaction, acid production from: adonitol, D-arabinose, D- and L-arabitol, dulcitol, erythritol, inositol, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, D-lyxose,
D-mannitol, L-sorbose, tagatose, xylitol and L-xylose.
Variable results for acid production from: amygdalin, D-fucose, gluconate, glycerol, melezitose, N-acetyl-glucosamine, starch and
trehalose.

(c) Costin Stoica