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Organism
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last updated: 30 Sep 2015
Paenibacillus macerans
| Kingdom | Bacteria |
| Phylum | Firmicutes |
| Class | Bacilli |
| Order | Bacillales |
| Family | Paenibacillaceae |
| Genus | Paenibacillus |
| Species | macerans |
- Bacillus macerans
- Aerobacillus macerans
- Zymobacillus macerans
- Bactrillum macerans
- Bacillus acetoethylicum
- Bacillus betanigrificans
- Bacillus soli
- Aerobacillus schuylkilliensis
- Bacillus vagans
- Paenibacillus macerans
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PAEMAEN
Bacteria
This bacteria was originally discovered in 1905 by an Austrian biologist named Schardinger and thought to be a bacillus.
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P. macerans can be grown in the lab on a nurtient agar with a slightly acidic pH around 5. Optimal growth temperature is 30 °C. Also is able to grow in 5% NaCl making it a halotolerant bacteria.
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P. macerans is usually found in soil and plant materials but has also been identified in blood cultures of infants with infection.
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The bacterium is not normally pathogenic in humans but could cause allergies as a result of its histamine producing properties.
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