Bacillus sporothermodurans

Bacillus sporothermodurans is a species of bacteria notable for producing highly heat-resistant endospores, hence its name.[1] It is strictly aerobic. Its type strain is M215 (DSMZ 10599).[1]

Bacillus sporothermodurans
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B. sporothermodurans
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Bacillus sporothermodurans
Pettersson et al., 1996

This species has been recently transferred into the genus Heyndrickxia.[2] The correct nomenclature is Heyndrickxia sporothermodurans.

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  1. ^ a b Pettersson, B.; Lembke, F.; Hammer, P.; Stackebrandt, E.; Priest, F. G. (1996). "Bacillus sporothermodurans, a New Species Producing Highly Heat-Resistant Endospores". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46 (3): 759–764. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-3-759. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 8782686.
  2. ^ Gupta, Radhey S.; Patel, Sudip; Saini, Navneet; Chen, Shu (2020-11-01). "Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5753–5798. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004475. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 33112222.

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