title: Reclassification of bioindicator strains Bacillus subtilis DSM 675 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 2277 as Bacillus atrophaeus.
abstract: On the basis of high DNA-DNA reassociation values and confirmatory automated RiboPrint analysis, two aerobic spore-forming strains hitherto allocated to Bacillus subtilis and used as bioindicators (DSM 675, hot-air sterilization control; DSM 2277, ethylene oxide sterilization control) are reclassified as Bacillus atrophaeus.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fritze
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pukall
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005027:Ethylene Oxide; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010858:Pigmentation; D012015:Reference Standards; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D005027:Ethylene Oxide