Brevibacillus brevis

Bacillus brevis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Paenibacillaceae
Genus:	Brevibacillus
Species:	B. brevis
Binomial name
	Brevibacillus brevis; (Migula 1900) Shida et al. 1996

Brevibacillus brevis (formerly known as Bacillus brevis^[2]) is a Gram-positive, aerobic, motile, spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in soil, air, water, and decaying matter. It is rarely associated with infectious diseases.^[3] The antibiotics gramicidin and tyrocidine were first isolated from it.^[4] It produces β-cyclodextrin glucanotransferase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion, degradation, and cyclization of starch into β-cyclodextrin.^[5]

Brevibacillus brevis is catalase positive, amylase negative, casein negative, gelatinase positive, and indole negative; most strains are citrate users. Some strains are capable of oxidizing carbon monoxide aerobically. Optimal growth occurs at 35 °C to 55 °C.

References[]

^ "Brevibacillus". LPSN.
^ SHIDA, O.; TAKAGI, H.; KADOWAKI, K.; KOMAGATA, K. (1 October 1996). "Proposal for Two New Genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46 (4): 939–946. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-4-939. PMID 8863420.
^ Pearce, Paul. "Laboratory Evaluation of Endoscope Water Bottles." EndoNurse. 2005. 17 Jun 2006 <Laboratory Evaluation of Endoscope Water Bottles>.
^ Abedon, Stephen. "Bacteria Binomials." 26 Apr 1998. Ohio State University. 17 Jun 2006 <http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/biol4045.htm> Archived June 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Farahat, Mohamed (2020-03-28). "Enhancement of β-Cyclodextrin Production and Fabrication of Edible Antimicrobial Films Incorporated with Clove Essential Oil/β-cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex". Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters. 48 (1): 12–23. doi:10.4014/mbl.1909.09016. ISSN 1598-642X. S2CID 216203179.

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[1] "Brevibacillus". LPSN.

[2] SHIDA, O.; TAKAGI, H.; KADOWAKI, K.; KOMAGATA, K. (1 October 1996). "Proposal for Two New Genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46 (4): 939–946. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-4-939. PMID 8863420.

[3] Pearce, Paul. "Laboratory Evaluation of Endoscope Water Bottles." EndoNurse. 2005. 17 Jun 2006 <Laboratory Evaluation of Endoscope Water Bottles>.

[4] Abedon, Stephen. "Bacteria Binomials." 26 Apr 1998. Ohio State University. 17 Jun 2006 <http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/biol4045.htm> Archived June 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.

[5] Farahat, Mohamed (2020-03-28). "Enhancement of β-Cyclodextrin Production and Fabrication of Edible Antimicrobial Films Incorporated with Clove Essential Oil/β-cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex". Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters. 48 (1): 12–23. doi:10.4014/mbl.1909.09016. ISSN 1598-642X. S2CID 216203179.

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