TABLE 1.
Hybridization of bcr1 probe to genomic DNA from various Bacillus spp. belonging to all five rRNA groups
| Strain | Origin | Hybridizationc | rRNA group |
|---|---|---|---|
| AH 75 | B. cereus ATCC 10987 | + | 1 |
| AH 181 | B. cereus ATCC 10876 | + | 1 |
| AH 182 | B. cereus ATCC 11778 | + | 1 |
| AH 188 | B. cereus F0837/76 | + | 1 |
| AH 226 | B. cereus ATCC 4342 | + | 1 |
| AH 233 | B. cereus ATCC 33018 | + | 1 |
| AH 234 | B. cereus ATCC 33019 | + | 1 |
| AH 248 | B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki 4D1 | + | 1 |
| AH 249 | B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki 4D4 | + | 1 |
| AH 250 | B. thuringiensis subsp. sotto/dendrolimus 4E2 | + | 1 |
| AH 252 | B. thuringiensis subsp. canadensis 4H2 | + | 1 |
| AH 253 | B. thuringiensis subsp. entomocidus/subtoxicus 4I4 | + | 1 |
| AH 255 | B. thuringiensis subsp. morrisoni 4K1 | + | 1 |
| AH 256 | B. thuringiensis subsp. darmstadiensis 4M1 | + | 1 |
| AH 257 | B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis 4Q1 | + | 1 |
| AH 259 | B. cereus 6A1 | + | 1 |
| AH 260 | B. cereus 6A3 | + | 1 |
| AH 263 | B. cereus 6E1 | + | 1 |
| AH 264 | B. cereus 6E2 | + | 1 |
| AH 265 | B. thuringiensis 4A3 | + | 1 |
| AH 338 | B. mycoides | + | 1 |
| AH 401 | B. cereus 181 (Sweden) | + | 1 |
| AH 408 | B. cereus 3102 (Finland) | + | 1 |
| AH 418 | B. thuringiensis subsp. berliner 1715 | + | 1 |
| AH 424 | B. thuringiensis 4Q7 | + | 1 |
| AH 442 | B. thuringiensis HD-73 | + | 1 |
| AH 535 | B. cereus/B. thuringiensis 2-21 (soil, moss, Norway) | + | 1 |
| AH 607 | B. cereus vet 59 (cow milk)a | + | 1 |
| AH 608 | B. cereus vet 61 (cow milk)a | + | 1 |
| AH 612 | B. cereus vet 131 (cow milk)a | + | 1 |
| AH 613 | B. cereus vet 132 (cow milk)a | + | 1 |
| AH 681 | B. cereus/B. thuringiensis K64 (soil, Tromsø, Norway) | + | 1 |
| AH 696 | B. thuringiensis subsp. alesti | + | 1 |
| AH 697 | B. thuringiensis subsp. gelechiae | + | 1 |
| AH 724 | B. cereus/B. thuringiensis 41859/86 (urine, patient, Skien, Norway) | + | 1 |
| AH 727 | B. cereus/B. thuringiensis 27999/87 (burn, patient, Skien, Norway) | + | 1 |
| AH 775 | B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis 4Q2 | + | 1 |
| AH 812 | B. cereus 599-1-95 (periodontitis patient)b | + | 1 |
| AH 819 | B. cereus 600-3-95 (periodontitis patient)b | + | 1 |
| AH 831 | B. cereus 202-1-96 (periodontitis patient)b | + | 1 |
| AH 840 | B. thuringiensis subsp. thuringiensis 4A3 | + | 1 |
| AH 874 | B. cereus SIC (United States) | + | 1 |
| AH 923 | B. cereus ATCC 14579 | + | 1 |
| AH 1031 | B. thuringiensis 407 (Paris, France) | + | 1 |
| AH 1123 | B. cereus 9823 (clinical isolate, France) | + | 1 |
| AH 1143 | B. weihenstephanensis WSBC 10201 | + | 1 |
| AH 1144 | B. weihenstephanensis WSBC 10202 | + | 1 |
| AH 1146 | B. weihenstephanensis WSBC 10205 | + | 1 |
| AH 1270 | B. cereus 0001 + 31175 (cervix, patient, Landsspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland) | + | 1 |
| AH 1271 | B. cereus 9903 + 02049 (secretary lamp, Landsspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland) | + | 1 |
| AH 1272 | B. cereus 9901 + 17036 (amniotic fluid, patient, Landsspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland) | + | 1 |
| AH 1273 | B. cereus 9708 + 03060 (blood, patient, Landsspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland) | + | 1 |
| AH 1293 | B. cereus group sp. 493/02 (blood, patient, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway) | + | 1 |
| AH 1294 | B. cereus group sp. 440/02 (blood, patient, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway) | + | 1 |
| AH 212 | B. licheniformis | − | 1 |
| AH 399 | B. firmus | − | 1 |
| AH 699 | B. subtilis 168 | − | 1 |
| AH 1275 | B. circulans DSMZ 11 | − | 1 |
| AH 1277 | B. pumilus DSMZ 27 | − | 1 |
| AH 1278 | B. megaterium DSMZ 32 | − | 1 |
| AH 1274 | B. sphaericus DSMZ 28 | − | 2 |
| AH 1281 | B. polymyxa DSMZ 36 | − | 3 |
| AH 1283 | B. alvei DSMZ 29 | − | 3 |
| AH 1280 | B. laterosporus DSMZ 25 | − | 4 |
| AH 1276 | B. alcalophilus DSMZ 485 | − | 5 |
a
Strains isolated at the Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, Norway.
b
Strains isolated at Institute of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
c
+, bcr1 repeats were identified; −, no bcr1 repeats were identified.