Bacillus fastidiosus
| Bacillus fastidiosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae |
| Genus: | Bacillus |
| Species: | B. fastidiosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bacillus fastidiosus den Dooren de Jong 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Bacillus fastidiosus is an aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium that has been isolated from soil and poultry litter.
This species has been recently transferred into the genus Metabacillus.[3] The correct nomenclature is Metabacillus fastidiosus.
Morphology
Bacillus fastidiosus has
alkaline. This creates a self-limiting cycle that creates zones of inhibition around each colony. B. fastidiosus is catalase and oxidase positive. It is unable to produce acid or gas when grown in the presence of carbohydrates such as glucose. B. fastidiosus is able to hydrolyze urea, but it is unable to hydrolyze casein, gelatin, or starch.[1]
Metabolism
Bacillus fastidious has the ability to use uricase to degrade uric acid to
glyoxylate using the enzyme ureidoglycolase.[5] Bacillus fastidious is also able to use urease to degrade urea.[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0387950419.
- ^ PMID 5095289.
- PMID 31617837.
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- ^ PMID 1245468.