Geobacillus stearothermophilus
STRAIN DESIGNATION
UCCCB Identifier
UCCCB 118
Scientific name of organism
Geobacillus stearothermophilus
Availability
Restricted
Strain number
DSM 22T
Other Collection Numbers
DSM 22; ATCC 12980; CCM 2062; CCUG 26241; IAM 11062; LMG 6939; NBRC 12550; NBRC 12550; NCIMB 8923; NCTC 10339; VKM B-2231
Type of Organism
Bacterium
Strain Status
Type
Preservation Procedures Used
Maintained at -80ºC in Nutrient Broth containing 15% glycerol
Literature
Nazina TN, Tourova TP, Poltaraus AB, Novikova EV, Grigoryan AA, Ivanova AE, Lysenko AM, Petrunyaka VV, Osipov GA, Belyaev SS, et al. Taxonomic study of aerobic thermophilic bacilli: descriptions of Geobacillus subterraneus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Geobacillus uzenensis sp. nov. from petroleum reservoirs and transfer of Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus thermocatenulatus, Bacillus thermoleovorans, Bacillus kaustophilus, Bacillus thermodenitrificans to Geobacillus as the new combinations G. stearothermophilus, G. thermocatenulatus, G. thermoleovorans, G. kaustophilus, G. thermoglucosidasius and G. thermodenitrificans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:433-446. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-51-2-433
Date of isolation
1990
Restrictions
Biohazard group 1
GROWTH CONDITIONS
Medium
CASO Agar (Merck 105458)
pH
6.2 - 7.5
Optimal Temperature(s)
55 - 65°C
Maximum Temperature
37°C
Minimum Temperature
75°C
HISTORY OF DEPOSIT
Isolation source
Deteriorated canned food
Deposited By
ATCC <- NCA, 26
GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN
SCIENTIFIC DETAILS
Kingdom
Bacteria
Phylum
Firmicutes
Class
Bacilli
Order
Caryophanales
Family
Geobacillus
Genus
Geobacillus
Specific Epithet
stearothermophilus
Full Scientific Name
Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Donk 1920) Nazina et al. 2001 emend. Coorevits et al. 2012
GENBANK ACCESSION NUMBERS
Genbank Accession Number (16S rRNA gene)
FN428694
