| Bacillus infantis |
Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Bacillaceae, Genus Bacillus, Bacillus infantis Ko et al. 2006.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-positive rods, 3-10 um.
Grows well on blood agar at 37 ºC. Aerobic.
Isolated from the blood of a newborn child with sepsis.
Association with neonatal sepsis could not be determined.
- Ko KS, Oh WS, Lee MY, Lee JH, Lee H, Peck KR, Lee NY, Song JH. Bacillus infantis sp. nov. and Bacillus idriensis sp. nov.,
isolated from a patient with neonatal sepsis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2541-2544. - Seiler H, Schmidt V, Wenning M, Scherer S. Bacillus kochii sp. nov., isolated from foods and a pharmaceuticals manufacturing
site. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1092-1097.
Positive results for catalase, acid production from glycerol and D-ribose.
Can utilize as sole carbon source: lactate, L-histidine, L-proline, xylose, galactose,
glucose, fructose, mannitol, sorbitol, methyl alpha-D-glucoside, N-acetylglucosamine,
amygdalin, arbutin, aesculin, salicin, maltose, melibiose, sucrose, trehalose, raffinose,
starch, glycogen, gluconate, cellobiose, lactose and inulin.
Negative results for nitrate reduction and oxidase.
No utilization of: phenylacetate, propionate, 2-ketogluconate, 3-hydroxybenzoate, glycerol, ribose, mannose, inositol, xylitol,
gentiobiose and 5-ketogluconate.
Can utilize as sole carbon source: lactate, L-histidine, L-proline, xylose, galactose,
glucose, fructose, mannitol, sorbitol, methyl alpha-D-glucoside, N-acetylglucosamine,
amygdalin, arbutin, aesculin, salicin, maltose, melibiose, sucrose, trehalose, raffinose,
starch, glycogen, gluconate, cellobiose, lactose and inulin.
Negative results for nitrate reduction and oxidase.
No utilization of: phenylacetate, propionate, 2-ketogluconate, 3-hydroxybenzoate, glycerol, ribose, mannose, inositol, xylitol,
gentiobiose and 5-ketogluconate.
(c) Costin Stoica
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