Bacillus subtilis
E928065
Bacillus subtilis is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium widely used as a model organism in microbiology and biotechnology.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial species
ⓘ
model organism ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-1 ⓘ |
| carbonSource | organic carbon ⓘ |
| cellArrangement |
short chains
ⓘ
single rods ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| class | Bacilli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | hay bacillus ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Ferdinand Cohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | organic compounds ⓘ |
| family | Bacillaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | endospores ⓘ |
| genomeSizeBasePairs | approximately 4.2 million ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular chromosome ⓘ |
| genus | Bacillus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| habitat |
gastrointestinal tract of animals
ⓘ
plant rhizosphere ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| hasPlasmids | yes ⓘ |
| metabolismType | chemoorganotroph ⓘ |
| modelStrain | Bacillus subtilis 168 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motility | motile ⓘ |
| motilityStructure | peritrichous flagella ⓘ |
| naturalCompetence | genetically competent for DNA uptake ⓘ |
| optimalPH | neutral ⓘ |
| optimalTemperature | mesophilic ⓘ |
| optimalTemperatureCelsius | 30–37 ⓘ |
| order | Bacillales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | generally non-pathogenic to humans ⓘ |
| performs | natural transformation ⓘ |
| phylum | Firmicutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
antimicrobial compounds
ⓘ
degradative enzymes ⓘ |
| sporeLocation | subterminal endospores ⓘ |
| sporeResistance |
desiccation-resistant
ⓘ
heat-resistant ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| undergoes |
biofilm formation
ⓘ
sporulation ⓘ |
| usedAs |
host for industrial enzyme production
ⓘ
host for recombinant protein expression ⓘ model organism in cell biology ⓘ model organism in genetics ⓘ model organism in microbiology ⓘ probiotic in some applications ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biotechnology
ⓘ
industrial microbiology ⓘ studies of DNA replication ⓘ studies of cell differentiation ⓘ studies of stress responses ⓘ studies of transcription regulation ⓘ synthetic biology ⓘ |
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