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BacDive ID 136141
Type strain
Strain Designation NRS-279, 8277
Culture col. no. CIP A39 ATCC 7070 NRRL B-368 NRS-279 8277
NCBI tax ID(s) 1406
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General

@ref: 35448

BacDive-ID: 136141

keywords: facultative anaerobe, spore-forming, mesophilic, Gram-positive, motile, rod-shaped

description: Paenibacillus polymyxa NRS-279 is a facultative anaerobe, spore-forming, mesophilic prokaryote of the family Paenibacillaceae.

NCBI tax id

  • NCBI tax id: 1406
  • Matching level: species

strain history

  • @ref: 35448
  • history: CIP <- 1952, ATCC, Bacillus polymyxa <- N.R. Smith: strain NRS-279 <- Difco Lab.: strain 8277

doi: 10.13145/bacdive136141.20251217.10

Name and taxonomic classification

LPSN

  • @ref: 20215
  • description: kingdom/bacillati
  • keyword: phylum/bacillota
  • phylum: Bacillota
  • class: Bacilli
  • order: Caryophanales
  • family: Paenibacillaceae
  • genus: Paenibacillus
  • species: Paenibacillus polymyxa
  • full scientific name: Paenibacillus polymyxa (Prazmowski 1880) Ash et al. 1994

  • synonyms

    @refsynonym
    20215Clostridium polymyxa
    20215Bacillus polymyxa
    20215Paenibacillus jamilae
    20215Aerobacillus polymyxa

@ref: 35448

domain: Bacteria

phylum: Firmicutes

class: Bacilli

order: Caryophanales

family: Paenibacillaceae

genus: Paenibacillus

species: Paenibacillus polymyxa

strain designation: NRS-279, 8277

type strain: no

Morphology

cell morphology

  • @ref: 35448
  • gram stain: positive
  • cell shape: rod-shaped
  • motility: yes

colony morphology

  • @ref: 35448
  • hemolysis ability: 1

Culture and growth conditions

culture medium

@refnamegrowthcompositionlink
35448MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agaryesColumbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
35448CIP Medium 3yeshttps://catalogue-crbip.pasteur.fr/fiche_milieu.xhtml?crbip=3
35448CIP Medium 72yeshttps://catalogue-crbip.pasteur.fr/fiche_milieu.xhtml?crbip=72

culture temp

@refgrowthtypetemperature
35448positivegrowth30
35448positivegrowth30-37
35448negativegrowth55

Physiology and metabolism

oxygen tolerance

  • @ref: 35448
  • oxygen tolerance: facultative anaerobe

spore formation

  • @ref: 35448
  • spore formation: yes

metabolite utilization

@refChebi-IDmetaboliteutilization activitykind of utilization tested
3544817632nitrate+reduction
3544816301nitrite-reduction
3544817632nitrate+respiration
68371Potassium 5-ketogluconate-builds acid from
6837118403L-arabitol-builds acid from
68371Potassium 2-ketogluconate-builds acid from
6837118333D-arabitol-builds acid from
6837117924D-sorbitol-builds acid from
6837143943methyl alpha-D-mannoside-builds acid from
6837112936D-galactose+builds acid from
6837117634D-glucose+builds acid from
6837117754glycerol+builds acid from
6837118287L-fucose-builds acid from
6837128847D-fucose-builds acid from
6837116443D-tagatose-builds acid from
6837162318D-lyxose-builds acid from
6837132528turanose+builds acid from
6837128066gentiobiose+builds acid from
6837117151xylitol-builds acid from
6837128087glycogen+builds acid from
6837128017starch+builds acid from
6837116634raffinose+builds acid from
683716731melezitose-builds acid from
6837127082trehalose+builds acid from
6837117992sucrose+builds acid from
6837128053melibiose+builds acid from
6837117716lactose+builds acid from
6837117306maltose+builds acid from
6837117057cellobiose+builds acid from
6837117814salicin+builds acid from
683714853esculin+builds acid from
6837118305arbutin+builds acid from
6837127613amygdalin+builds acid from
6837159640N-acetylglucosamine-builds acid from
68371320061methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside+builds acid from
6837117268myo-inositol-builds acid from
6837116813galactitol-builds acid from
6837117266L-sorbose-builds acid from
6837116024D-mannose+builds acid from
6837115824D-fructose+builds acid from
6837174863methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside+builds acid from
6837115963ribitol-builds acid from
6837165328L-xylose-builds acid from
6837165327D-xylose+builds acid from
6837116988D-ribose+builds acid from
6837130849L-arabinose+builds acid from
6837117108D-arabinose-builds acid from
6837117113erythritol-builds acid from
6837116899D-mannitol+builds acid from

metabolite production

  • @ref: 35448
  • Chebi-ID: 35581
  • metabolite: indole
  • production: no

enzymes

@refvalueactivityec
35448oxidase-
35448alcohol dehydrogenase-1.1.1.1
35448catalase+1.11.1.6
35448lysine decarboxylase-4.1.1.18
35448ornithine decarboxylase-4.1.1.17
35448urease-3.5.1.5
68382alpha-fucosidase-3.2.1.51
68382alpha-mannosidase-3.2.1.24
68382N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase-3.2.1.52
68382beta-glucosidase+3.2.1.21
68382alpha-glucosidase+3.2.1.20
68382beta-galactosidase+3.2.1.23
68382alpha-galactosidase+3.2.1.22
68382naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase-
68382acid phosphatase+3.1.3.2
68382alpha-chymotrypsin+3.4.21.1
68382trypsin-3.4.21.4
68382cystine arylamidase-3.4.11.3
68382valine arylamidase-
68382leucine arylamidase-3.4.11.1
68382lipase (C 14)-
68382esterase lipase (C 8)+
68382esterase (C 4)+
68382alkaline phosphatase-3.1.3.1
68382beta-glucuronidase-3.2.1.31

API zym

@refControlAlkaline phosphataseEsteraseEsterase LipaseLipaseLeucine arylamidaseValine arylamidaseCystine arylamidaseTrypsinalpha- ChymotrypsinAcid phosphataseNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolasealpha- Galactosidasebeta- Galactosidasebeta- Glucuronidasealpha- Glucosidasebeta- GlucosidaseN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidasealpha- Mannosidasealpha- Fucosidase
35448--++-----++-++-++---

API 50CHac

@refGLYERYDARALARARIBDXYLLXYLADOMDXGALGLUFRUMNESBERHADULINOMANSORMDMMDGNAGAMYARBESCSALCELMALLACMELSACTREINUMLZRAFAMDGLYGXLTGENTURLYXTAGDFUCLFUCDARLLARLGNT2KG5KG
35448+--+++--+++++-+/---+--+-+++++++++++/--+++-++------+/---

Interaction and safety

risk assessment

  • @ref: 35448
  • biosafety level: 1
  • biosafety level comment: Risk group (French classification)

Literature

@ref: 35448

culture collection no.: CIP A39, ATCC 7070, NRRL B-368

straininfo link

  • @ref: 126262
  • straininfo: 45473

literature

topicPubmed-IDtitleauthorsjournalDOIyearmeshtopic2
Pathogenicity23756568Required characteristics of Paenibacillus polymyxa JB-0501 as potential probiotic.Naghmouchi K, Baah J, Cudennec B, Drider DArch Microbiol10.1007/s00203-013-0905-72013Antibiosis, Bacterial Adhesion, Bile Acids and Salts/pharmacology, Caco-2 Cells, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Escherichia coli/growth & development, Gastric Acid, Humans, Hydrogen Peroxide/pharmacology, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Muramidase/pharmacology, Paenibacillus/growth & development/*physiology, *ProbioticsMetabolism
Phylogeny2894049416S rRNA gene sequencing on a benchtop sequencer: accuracy for identification of clinically important bacteria.Watts GS, Youens-Clark K, Slepian MJ, Wolk DM, Oshiro MM, Metzger GS, Dhingra D, Cranmer LD, Hurwitz BL.J Appl Microbiol10.1111/jam.135902017Sensitivity, Bacterial identification, 16S rRNA gene, Accuracy, Benchtop Sequencer, classification, chemistry, methods
Metabolism29883383Discovery and Biochemical Characterization of PlyP56, PlyN74, and PlyTB40-Bacillus Specific Endolysins.Etobayeva I, Linden SB, Alem F, Harb L, Rizkalla L, Mosier PD, Johnson AA, Temple L, Hakami RM, Nelson DC.Viruses10.3390/v100502762018Bacteriophage, Endolysin, Peptidoglycan Hydrolase, Bacillus Cereus Sensu Lato, virology, enzymology, metabolism, metabolismEnzymology
Metabolism31150626Nucleoid Size Scaling and Intracellular Organization of Translation across Bacteria.Gray WT, Govers SK, Xiang Y, Parry BR, Campos M, Kim S, Jacobs-Wagner C.Cell10.1016/j.cell.2019.05.0172019Cell size, Intracellular Organization, Nucleoid, Scaling Properties, Nucleocytoplasmic Ratio, Ribosome Mobility, metabolism, physiology, physiology

Reference

@idauthorstitledoi/urlcatalogue
20215Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ10.1099/ijsem.0.004332
35448Curators of the CIPhttps://catalogue-crbip.pasteur.fr/fiche_catalogue.xhtml?crbip=CIP%20A39Collection of Institut Pasteur (CIP A39)
68371Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid
68382Automatically annotated from API zym
126262A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. ReimerStrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers10.1093/database/baaf059

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