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. 2014 Mar 1;9(3):624–631. doi: 10.4056/sigs.4738557

Table 1. Classification and general features of B. thuringiensis Sbt003 according to the MIGS recommendations [7].

MIGS ID        Property       Term      Evidence codea
      Domain Bacteria      TAS [8]
      Phylum Firmicutes      TAS [9-11]
      Class Bacilli      TAS [12,13]
       Current classification       Order Bacillales      TAS [14,15]
      Family Bacillaceae      TAS [14,16]
      Genus Bacillus      TAS [14,17,18]
      Species Bacillus thuringiensis      TAS [14,19]
      Type strain HD73
       Gram stain       Gram-positive      NAS
       Cell shape       Rod-shaped      IDA
       Motility       Motile      NAS
       Sporulation       Spore-forming      IDA
       Temperature range       Room temperature      NAS
       Optimum temperature       28°C      IDS
       Carbon source       Organic carbon source      NAS
       Energy source       Organic carbon source      NAS
MIGS-6        Habitat       Soil      IDA
MIGS-6.3        Salinity       Salt tolerant      NAS
MIGS-22        Oxygen       Aerobic      NAS
MIGS-14        Pathogenicity       Avirulent      NAS
MIGS-4        Geographic location       Hubei, China      IDA
MIGS-4.1        Latitude       29-31N
MIGS-4.2        Longitude       111-114E
MIGS-4.3        Depth       5-10cm
MIGS-4.4        Altitude       About 35m
MIGS-5        Sample collection time       2000      IDA

a) Evidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay; TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from the Gene Ontology project [20].