Bacillus oleroniussp.nov., a member of the hindgut flora of the termiteReticulitermes santonensis(Feytaud)
- 1 August 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (8) , 699-706
- https://doi.org/10.1139/m95-096
Abstract
A new rod-shaped endospore-forming bacterium is described, which was isolated from the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes santonensis (Feytaud). The isolate stains Gram negative and its DNA has a guanine-plus-cytosine content of 35 mol%. Despite the Gram-staining reaction, both biochemical and physiological features place the isolate in the genus Bacillus and indicate a phenotypic resemblance to the Bacillus firmus–lentus group of species. On the basis of comparative 16S rRNA analysis and some phenotypic features the isolate clearly represents a new species for which the name Bacillus oleronius is proposed. The type strain is Bacillus oleronius Rt 10 (DSM 9356).Key words: Bacillus, termites, hindgut flora.Keywords
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