Abstract
An unusual mesophilic Bacillus sp. was isolated from heated soil, and a cleaned spore preparation showed extraordinary resistance to dry heat (D125C = 139 h) and relative sensitivity to moist heat (D80C = 61 min). Biochemical tests and morphology fit no described species.
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