Bacillus sp. ATCC 27380: a spore with extreme resistance to dry heat.

  • 1 October 1973
    • journal article
    • Vol. 26  (4) , 614-6
Abstract
An unusual mesophilic Bacillus sp. was isolated from heated soil, and a cleaned spore preparation showed extraordinary resistance to dry heat (D(125C) = 139 h) and relative sensitivity to moist heat (D(80C) = 61 min). Biochemical tests and morphology fit no described species.