title: Bacillus vallismortis sp. nov., a close relative of Bacillus subtilis, isolated from soil in Death Valley, California.
abstract: Five Bacillus strains isolated from Death Valley soil were shown to belong to a previously unidentified species, for which we propose the name Bacillus vallismortis. The type strain is strain DV1-F-3 (= NRRL B-14890). On the basis of previously published restriction digestion data, B. vallismortis is most closely related to Bacillus subtilis. At this time B. vallismortis can be distinguished from B. subtilis only by differences in whole-cell fatty acid compositions, DNA sequences, and levels of reassociation of genomic DNA.
authors.affiliation: Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1101, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Cohan
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002140:California; D027081:DNA Gyrase; D004258:DNA Polymerase III / Q000235:genetics; D004250:DNA Topoisomerases, Type II / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000235:genetics; D005144:F Factor; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; D004258:DNA Polymerase III; D027081:DNA Gyrase; D004250:DNA Topoisomerases, Type II