Table 2.
Determination of ability to grow at different temperatures for nine strains of B. amyloliquefaciens and nine strains of B. licheniformis.
| Species | Strain | Tn1546 transposon | Growth observed at temperaturea | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2°C | 11.5°C | 14.5°C | 30.5°C | 36.3°C | 45.9°C | 55.1°C | 57.7°C | |||
| B. amyloliquefaciens | 10A5 | No | − | +++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | +++ |
| FZB42 | No | − | − | − | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | |
| 10A18 | No | − | − | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | |
| 101 | No | − | +++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | − | +++ | |
| SB42 | No | − | ++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | +++ | |
| B4140 | No | − | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++ | ++++ | |
| DSM1060 | No | − | − | ++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | ++++ | |
| DSM7 | Yes | − | ++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | |
| B425 | Yes | − | +++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++ | ++++ | |
| B. licheniformis | B4089 | No | − | − | ++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ |
| B4091 | No | − | − | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | |
| B4121 | No | − | − | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | +++ | |
| B4123 | No | − | +++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | |
| B4124 | No | − | ++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | |
| B4125 | No | − | + | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | +++ | |
| B4090 | Yes | − | + | ++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | |
| B4092 | Yes | − | +++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | |
| B4094 | Yes | − | − | ++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | |
a
Growth in: 2 days (++++), 6 days (+++), 13 days (++), 23 days (+), and no growth within 30 days(−).