Table 1.
Geobacillus strains whose genomes have been sequenced as of 26 July 2014
| Species and strain | Motivation for sequencing | Accession number | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| G. caldoxylosilyticus CIC9 | Not known | NZ_AMRO01000000.1 | n. a. |
| G. caldoxylosilyticus NBRC 107762 | Not known | BAWO01000000.1 | n. a. |
| G. kaustophilus GBlys | Lysogenic, containing an integrated prophage | NZ_BASG01000001.1 | (Doi et al., 2013) |
| G. kaustophilus HTA426 | Source of novel glycoside hydrolases (6-phospho-β-glycosidase and β-fucosidase) | NC_006510.1 | (Takami et al., 2004) |
| G. sp. A8 | Not known | NZ_AUXP01000001.1 | n. a. |
| G. sp. C56-T3 | Not known | NC_014206.1 | n. a. |
| G. sp. CAMR12739 | Hemicellulose degradation | JHUR01000001.1 | (De Maayer et al., 2014) |
| G. sp. CAMR5420 | Hemicellulose degradation | JHUS01000001.1 | (De Maayer et al., 2014) |
| G. sp. FW23 | Potential for degradation and utilization of oil (bioremediation of oil spills) | JGCJ01000001.1 | (Pore et al., 2014) |
| G. sp. G11MC16 | Not known | NZ_ABVH01000001.1 | n. a. |
| G. sp. GHH01 | Source if thermostable and thermo-active secreted lipase | NC_020210.1 | (Wiegand et al., 2013) |
| G. sp. JF8 | Degrades biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) | NC_022080.4 | (Shintani et al., 2014) |
| G. sp. MAS1 | Potential source of useful enzyme-encoding genes | NZ_AYSF01000001.1 | (Siddiqui et al., 2014) |
| G. sp. WCH70 | Not known | NC_012793.1 | n. a. |
| G. sp. WSUCF1 | Abel to grow on lignocellulosic substrates | NZ_ATCO01000001.1 | (Bhalla et al., 2013) |
| G. sp. Y4.1MC1 | Not known | NC_014650.1 | n. a. |
| G. sp. Y412MC52 | Not known | NC_014915.1 | n. a. |
| G. sp. Y412MC61 | Not known | NC_013411.1 | n. a. |
| G. stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 | Not known | JALS01000001.1 | n. a. |
| G. stearothermophilus NUB3621 | Genetically amenable host strain for metabolic engineering | AOTZ01000001.1 | (Blanchard et al., 2014) |
| G. thermocatenulatus GS-1 | Not known | JFHZ01000001.1 | n. a. |
| G. thermodenitrificans NG80-2 | Denitrification and degradation of long-chain alkanes, facilitating oil recovery in oil reservoirs | NC_009328.1 | (Feng et al., 2007) |
| G. thermodenitrificans subsp. thermodenitrificans DSM 465 | Comparative genomics between the alkane-utilizing NG80-2 and this strain which is unable to utilize alkanes | NZ_AYKT01000001.1 | (Yao et al., 2013) |
| G. thermoglucosidans TNO-09.020 | Contaminant in dairy-processing environment | NZ_CM001483.1 | (Zhao et al., 2012) |
| G. thermoglucosidasius C56-YS93 | Not known | NC_015660.1 | n. a. |
| G. thermoglucosidasius NBRC 107763 | Not known | BAWP01000001.1 | n. a. |
| G. thermoleovorans B23 DNA | Alkane degrader with unidentified alkane monooxygenase | BATY01000001.1 | (Boonmak et al., 2013) |
| G. thermoleovorans CCB_US3_UF5 | Not known | NC_016593.1 | (Muhd Sakaff et al., 2012) |
Names are given as found in the GenBank sequence database. n.a., not available.