Bacillus megaterium
E937948
Bacillus megaterium is a large, rod-shaped, non-pathogenic soil bacterium widely used as a model organism and in industrial biotechnology for enzyme and protein production.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gram-positive bacterium
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bacterial species ⓘ industrial production host ⓘ model organism ⓘ soil bacterium ⓘ |
| application |
agricultural inoculant research
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bioremediation research ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-1 organism ⓘ |
| biotechnologicalRole |
host for plasmid-based expression systems
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host for secretion of extracellular proteins ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| cellSize | unusually large for a bacterium ⓘ |
| cellSizeApproximateLength | up to about 4 micrometres ⓘ |
| cellSizeApproximateWidth | about 1.5 micrometres ⓘ |
| class | Bacilli ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| family | Bacillaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagella | peritrichous flagella ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular double-stranded DNA chromosome ⓘ |
| genus | Bacillus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GramStain | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| habitat |
plant rhizosphere
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soil ⓘ |
| industrialUse |
amylase production
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dehydrogenase production ⓘ enzyme production ⓘ protease production ⓘ recombinant protein production ⓘ vitamin B12 production ⓘ |
| metabolism |
chemoorganotrophic
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heterotrophic ⓘ |
| motility | motile ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | "megaterium" refers to large size ⓘ |
| order | Bacillales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement |
aerobic
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facultatively anaerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | non-pathogenic to humans ⓘ |
| phylum | Firmicutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plasmids | often carries multiple plasmids ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | endospore-forming ⓘ |
| sporeResistance | resistant endospores ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperatureOptimum | mesophilic ⓘ |
| usedAs |
model organism for cell differentiation
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model organism for membrane biology ⓘ model organism for sporulation ⓘ |
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