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sp. nov., a New Species of Thermotolerant, Methanol-Utilizing, Endospore-Forming Bacteria Free

Abstract

The generic position of 14 strains of gram-positive bacteria able to use methanol as a growth substrate was determined. All are obligately aerobic, thermotolerant organisms that are able to grow at temperatures of 35 to 60°C. Nine of the strains produce oval spores at a subterminal-to-central position in slightly swollen rod-shaped cells. DNA-DNA hybridization studies, 5S rRNA sequence analysis, and physiological characteristics revealed that all 14 strains cluster as a well-defined group and form a distinct new genospecies. Analysis of the 16S and 5S rRNA sequences indicated that this new species is distinct from but closely related to and . The name proposed for this new species is . The type strain, PB1, has been deposited in the National Collection of Industrial and Marine Bacteria as NCIMB 13113.

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Bacillus methanolicus sp. nov., a New Species of Thermotolerant, Methanol-Utilizing, Endospore-Forming Bacteria
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