| Bacillus pumilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Caryophanales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae |
| Genus: | Bacillus |
| Species: | B. pumilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bacillus pumilus Meyer and Gottheil 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Bacillus pumilus is a Gram-positive, aerobic, spore-forming bacillus commonly found in soil.[1]
Bacillus pumilus spores—with the exception of mutant strain ATCC 7061—generally show high resistance to environmental stresses, including UV light exposure, desiccation, and the presence of oxidizers such as hydrogen peroxide.[2] Strains of B. pumilus found at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory were found to be particularly resistant to hydrogen peroxide.[3]
A strain of B. pumilus isolated from black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) was found to have high salt tolerance and to inhibit the growth of marine pathogens, including Vibrio alginolyticus, when cultured together.[4]
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- ^ "Pathema - Bacillus". J. Craig Venter Institute. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ Kempf, MJ; Chen, F; Kern, R; Venkateswaran, K (June 2005). "Recurrent isolation of hydrogen peroxide-resistant spores of Bacillus pumilus from a spacecraft assembly facility". Astrobiology. 5 (3): 391–405. Bibcode:2005AsBio...5..391K. doi:10.1089/ast.2005.5.391. PMID 15941382.
- ^ Hill, J E; Baiano, J C F; Barnes, A C (1 December 2009). "Isolation of a novel strain of "B. pumilus" from penaeid shrimp that is inhibitory against marine pathogens". Journal of Fish Diseases. 32 (12): 1007–1016. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01084.x. PMID 19573134.