Reclassification of bioindicator strains Bacillus subtilis DSM 675 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 2277 as Bacillus atrophaeus

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2001 Jan;51(Pt 1):35-37. doi: 10.1099/00207713-51-1-35.

Abstract

On the basis of high DNA-DNA reassociation values and confirmatory automated RiboPrint analysis, two aerobic spore-forming strains hitherto allocated to Bacillus subtilis and used as bioindicators (DSM 675, hot-air sterilization control; DSM 2277, ethylene oxide sterilization control) are reclassified as Bacillus atrophaeus.

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus / classification*
  • Bacillus / genetics
  • Bacillus / physiology
  • Bacillus subtilis / classification*
  • Bacillus subtilis / genetics
  • Bacillus subtilis / physiology
  • Ethylene Oxide
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Pigmentation
  • Reference Standards
  • Spores, Bacterial / physiology
  • Sterilization / methods

Substances

  • Ethylene Oxide