Molecular and taxonomic characterization of arsenic (As) transforming Bacillus sp. strain IIIJ3–1 isolated from As-contaminated groundwater of Brahmaputra river basin, India

Table 1 Differential phenotypic and biochemical characteristics of Bacillus cereus strain IIIJ3–1 and taxonomically and metabolically related species.

Negative growth results were found for sugars- D-raffinose, mellibiose, D- mannose, D- galactose, β-gentiobiose, D-turanose, α-rhamnose, 3-methyl glucose, D-fucose and β–methyl–D–glucoside, sugar alcohols- D-sorbitol, D- mannitol, D-arabitol, myo-inositol, glycerol, sugar amine and amide- N-acetyl galactosamine and glucuronamide, amino acids- D-serine, α-glutamic acid, α-histidine glycyl-L- proline, L-alanine, L-arginine, sugar alcohols- glycerol, D- salicin, sugar acids- p-hydroxy phenyl acetic acid, L-aspartic acid, D-galactouronic acid, L-galactonic acid, D-glucuronic acid, D-lactic acid methyl ester, citric acid, γ-amino butyric acid, α-hydroxy butyric acid, β-hydroxy D-Lbutyric acid, α-keto butyric acid, N-acetyl neuraminic acid, D-aspartic acid, α- pyroglutamic acid, quinic acid, acetic acid, fusidic acid, D- saccharic acid, bromosuccinic acid, formic acid, nalidixic acid, sodium butyrate, mucic acid, α-ketoglutaric acid, D-malic acid, acetoacetic acid, propionic acid and Tween 4
B. inferioriaquae strain IIIJ3–1 (present study); 2. B. arsenicoselenatis; 3. B. selenatireducens (2,3) [46]; 4. B. arsenicus [36]; 5. B.barbaricus [52]; 6. B. indicus [37]; 7. B. cytotoxicus; 8. B. pseudomycoides; 9. B. cereus; 10. B. thuringiensis; 11. B. weihenstephanensis; 12. B. mycoides; 13. B.anthracis (7–13) [53]; 14. B. toyonensis [54]. Symbols; (+) = positive, (−) = negative; ND = not determined, nr = no report, MK = menaquinone

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