| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8157 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Geobacillus stearothermophilus |
| Depositor designation | N.R.SmithT17 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 201 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | variation in opacity and size, due to variation in sporulation apparently. |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Colour | White |
| Colony Opacity | Translucent |
| Cellular Shape | Group Ii |
| Cellular Size | medium |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly/Pairs |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Positive |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Source | Deteriorated canned food |
| Date of Accession | 24/11/1950 |
| History | C.P.Hegarty |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC7953 CIP52.81 DSM5934 IAM11002 IFO13737 NCA1518 NCIMB8925 NCTC10007 NCDO733 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Stern J.a. and Proctor B.E. (1953) Food Technology 8 p139 Michener H.D. (1954) J. Bact. 70 p192 OBrien R.T. (1956) Food Technology 10 p352 OBrien R.T. and Campbell L.L. (1957) J. Bact. 73 p522 Thorne R.H. (1960) J. appl. Bact. 23 p136 Long S.K. and williams O.B. (1960) J. Bact. 79 p625 Finley N. and Fields M.L. (1962) Appl. Microbiol. 10 p231 Fields M.L. and Finley N. (1963) Appl. Microbiol. 11 p453. Bausum H.T. and Matney T.S. (1965) J. Bact. 90 p50-53 ODonnell R. and Zillig W. (1969) European J. Biochem. 7 pp318-323. Purification and properties of DNA dependant RNA polymerase from B. stearothermophilus. Schleifer K.H. and Kandler O. (1972) Bact. Rev. 36(4) p407 Harnulv B.G. and Snygg B.G. (1973) J. appl. Bact. 36 p677 Minnikin D.E. et al (1974) J. gen. Microbiol. 83 p237 Wright A.M. et al (1995) J. appl. Bact. 79 pp432-438 (Unknown), U S Pharmacopeia 21st rev , 1985 (Unknown), USDA Agr Monogr 16, 105, 1952 Aerobic spore forming bacteria, US Dep Agric Monogr 16, 1-148, 1952 Application of recA and rpoB sequence analysis on phylogeny and molecular identification of Geobacillus species, J Appl Microbiol 107(2), 452-464, 2009 Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus staerothermophilus as test organisms or bioindicators: the effect of carrier properties on the resistance to steam, Hyg Med 3, 190-195, 1996 British Pharmacopoeia Commission, Methods of sterilisation In: British Pharmacopoeia 1993 vol 2: London (UK), British Pharmacopoeia Commission; 1993 Characterization of the relA/spoT gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus, FEMS Microbiol Lett 190(2), 195-201, 2000 Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of genes for a second type of small, acid-soluble spore proteins of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus stearothermophilus, and "Thermoactinomyces thalpophilus", J Bacteriol 169(7), 3088-3093, 1987 Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of genes for small, acid-soluble spore proteins of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus stearothermophilus, and "Thermoactinomyces thalpophilus", J Bacteriol 167(1), 168-173, 1986 Cloning and sequencing of Bacillus stearothermophilus tryptophan synthase genes, Agric Biol Chem 53, 2941-2948, 1989 European Pharmacopoeia Commission, Biological indicators of sterilisation In: European Pharmacopoeia 3rd ed Strasbourg, France, European Pharmacopoeia Commission; 1997 Expression and characterization of the genes encoding azoreductases from Bacillus subtilis and Geobacillus stearothermophilus., Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 70(7), 1655-1665, 2006 Molecular characterization of the transition state regulator AbrB from Bacillus stearothermophilus, Biochim Biophys Acta 1493(1-2), 82-90, 2000 Molecular cloning of a maltose transport gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus and its expression in Escherichia coli K-12, Mol Gen Genet 243(3), 343-352, 1994 Purification and properties of an alpha-amylase from facultative thermophilic bacteria, Arch Biochem Biophys 54(1), 154-161, 1955 Sterilization of health care products--Biological indicators--Part 3: Biological indicators for moist heat sterilization..Geneva (Switzerland): International Organization for Standardization/ANSI, (journal unknown) , ISO ISO 11138-3, 1995 Taxonomic study of aerobic thermophilic bacilli: descriptions of Geobacillus subterraneus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Geobacillus uzenensis sp. nov. from petroleum reservoirs and transfer of Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus thermocatenulatus, Bacillus thermoleovorans, Bacillus kaustophilus, Bacillus thermodenitrificans to Geobacillus as the new combinations G. stearothermophilus, G. th, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 51(2), 433-446, 2001 Terminal Sterilization and Sterilization Indicators.Tokyo, Japan, (journal unknown) , Japanese Pharmacopoeia U, S Department of Defense Sterilization test strip set, bacterial spore Washington, DC, US Department of Defense; Military Specification S-36586A. U, S Pharmacopeia Biological indicator for steam sterilization, paper strip In: US Pharmacopeia 23rd rev Rockville, MD, U.S. Pharmacopeia; 1995 U, S Pharmacopeia Sterilization and sterility assurance of compendial articles In: US Pharmacopeia 23rd rev Rockville, MD, U.S. Pharmacopeia; 1995, 1976 |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8157 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Geobacillus stearothermophilus |
| Depositor designation | N.R.SmithT17 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 201 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | variation in opacity and size, due to variation in sporulation apparently. |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Colour | White |
| Colony Opacity | Translucent |
| Cellular Shape | Group Ii |
| Cellular Size | medium |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly/Pairs |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Positive |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Source | Deteriorated canned food |
| Date of Accession | 24/11/1950 |
| History | C.P.Hegarty |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC7953 CIP52.81 DSM5934 IAM11002 IFO13737 NCA1518 NCIMB8925 NCTC10007 NCDO733 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Stern J.a. and Proctor B.E. (1953) Food Technology 8 p139 Michener H.D. (1954) J. Bact. 70 p192 OBrien R.T. (1956) Food Technology 10 p352 OBrien R.T. and Campbell L.L. (1957) J. Bact. 73 p522 Thorne R.H. (1960) J. appl. Bact. 23 p136 Long S.K. and williams O.B. (1960) J. Bact. 79 p625 Finley N. and Fields M.L. (1962) Appl. Microbiol. 10 p231 Fields M.L. and Finley N. (1963) Appl. Microbiol. 11 p453. Bausum H.T. and Matney T.S. (1965) J. Bact. 90 p50-53 ODonnell R. and Zillig W. (1969) European J. Biochem. 7 pp318-323. Purification and properties of DNA dependant RNA polymerase from B. stearothermophilus. Schleifer K.H. and Kandler O. (1972) Bact. Rev. 36(4) p407 Harnulv B.G. and Snygg B.G. (1973) J. appl. Bact. 36 p677 Minnikin D.E. et al (1974) J. gen. Microbiol. 83 p237 Wright A.M. et al (1995) J. appl. Bact. 79 pp432-438 (Unknown), U S Pharmacopeia 21st rev , 1985 (Unknown), USDA Agr Monogr 16, 105, 1952 Aerobic spore forming bacteria, US Dep Agric Monogr 16, 1-148, 1952 Application of recA and rpoB sequence analysis on phylogeny and molecular identification of Geobacillus species, J Appl Microbiol 107(2), 452-464, 2009 Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus staerothermophilus as test organisms or bioindicators: the effect of carrier properties on the resistance to steam, Hyg Med 3, 190-195, 1996 British Pharmacopoeia Commission, Methods of sterilisation In: British Pharmacopoeia 1993 vol 2: London (UK), British Pharmacopoeia Commission; 1993 Characterization of the relA/spoT gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus, FEMS Microbiol Lett 190(2), 195-201, 2000 Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of genes for a second type of small, acid-soluble spore proteins of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus stearothermophilus, and "Thermoactinomyces thalpophilus", J Bacteriol 169(7), 3088-3093, 1987 Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of genes for small, acid-soluble spore proteins of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus stearothermophilus, and "Thermoactinomyces thalpophilus", J Bacteriol 167(1), 168-173, 1986 Cloning and sequencing of Bacillus stearothermophilus tryptophan synthase genes, Agric Biol Chem 53, 2941-2948, 1989 European Pharmacopoeia Commission, Biological indicators of sterilisation In: European Pharmacopoeia 3rd ed Strasbourg, France, European Pharmacopoeia Commission; 1997 Expression and characterization of the genes encoding azoreductases from Bacillus subtilis and Geobacillus stearothermophilus., Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 70(7), 1655-1665, 2006 Molecular characterization of the transition state regulator AbrB from Bacillus stearothermophilus, Biochim Biophys Acta 1493(1-2), 82-90, 2000 Molecular cloning of a maltose transport gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus and its expression in Escherichia coli K-12, Mol Gen Genet 243(3), 343-352, 1994 Purification and properties of an alpha-amylase from facultative thermophilic bacteria, Arch Biochem Biophys 54(1), 154-161, 1955 Sterilization of health care products--Biological indicators--Part 3: Biological indicators for moist heat sterilization..Geneva (Switzerland): International Organization for Standardization/ANSI, (journal unknown) , ISO ISO 11138-3, 1995 Taxonomic study of aerobic thermophilic bacilli: descriptions of Geobacillus subterraneus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Geobacillus uzenensis sp. nov. from petroleum reservoirs and transfer of Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus thermocatenulatus, Bacillus thermoleovorans, Bacillus kaustophilus, Bacillus thermodenitrificans to Geobacillus as the new combinations G. stearothermophilus, G. th, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 51(2), 433-446, 2001 Terminal Sterilization and Sterilization Indicators.Tokyo, Japan, (journal unknown) , Japanese Pharmacopoeia U, S Department of Defense Sterilization test strip set, bacterial spore Washington, DC, US Department of Defense; Military Specification S-36586A. U, S Pharmacopeia Biological indicator for steam sterilization, paper strip In: US Pharmacopeia 23rd rev Rockville, MD, U.S. Pharmacopeia; 1995 U, S Pharmacopeia Sterilization and sterility assurance of compendial articles In: US Pharmacopeia 23rd rev Rockville, MD, U.S. Pharmacopeia; 1995, 1976 |