title: Bacillus aeolius sp. nov. a novel thermophilic, halophilic marine Bacillus species from Eolian Islands (Italy).
abstract: Phylogenetic relationships of a thermophilic, halophilic, aerobic spore-forming strain 4-1(T), isolated from the water of a shallow sea hot spring at Vulcano Island (Italy), revealed its relatedness to members of the genus Bacillus. Chemotaxonomic and phenotypic properties of strain 4-1(T) are sufficiently different from related moderately thermophilic species, e.g., B. smithii, B. fumarioli, B. oleronius, B. sporothermodurans and B. infernus to describe strain 4-1(T) as a new Bacillus species, for which the name Bacillus aeolius sp. nov. is proposed. Strain 4-1(T) is characterised by the potential biotechnological important properties such as exopolysaccharide production, surfactant activity, and utilisation of hydrocarbons.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia Animale ed Ecologia Marina, Sez. Ecologia Microbica e Biotecnologie, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gugliandolo
authors.forename: Teresa L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Maugeri
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caccamo
authors.forename: Erko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stackebrandt
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001407:Bacillus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D016931:Halobacteriales / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008521:Mediterranean Islands; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; C085953:exopolysaccharide, Bacillus