Bacillus weihenstephanensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Bacillaceae |
Genus: | Bacillus |
Species: | B. weihenstephanensis |
Binomial name | |
Bacillus weihenstephanensis Lechner et al. 1998 |
Bacillus weihenstephanensis is a soil-dwelling, Gram-positive, rod-shaped, beta-hemolytic bacterium. It is differentiated by its psychrotolerant growth (that is, growth can occur at temperatures of 7°C or lower).
Strains of B. weihenstephanensis may carry genes coding for endotoxins generally associated with Bacillus cereus.