Bacillus sp. ATCC 27380: a spore with extreme resistance to dry heat.
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.
D001407:Bacillus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006813:Humidity; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
D003470:Culture Media