Table 2.

Classification and general features of B. borstelensis strain AK1 according to the MIGS recommendations.

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence Code
	Current Classification	Domain Bacteria	TAS [12]
		Phylum Firmicutes	TAS [13–15]
		Class Bacilli	TAS [16, 17]
		Order Bacillales	TAS [18]
		Family Paenibacillaceae	TAS [19]
		Genus Brevibacillus	TAS [20, 21]
		Species borstelensis	TAS [21]
		Strain: AK1	TAS [In this report]
	Gram stain	Positive	TAS [In this report]
	Cell shape	Rod	TAS [In this report]
	Motility	Motile	TAS [In this report]
	Sporulation	Spore forming	TAS [In this report]
	Temperature range	40–70°C	TAS [In this report]
	Optimum pH	7.5	TAS [In this report]
	Optimum temperature	45–50°C	TAS [In this report]
	pH range	6–8	TAS [In this report]
MIGS-22	Carbon source	Maltose, cellobiose, d-fructose, d-galactose, d-glucose lactose, lactulose, d-mannose, sucrose, trehalose, d-xylose	TAS [In this report]
MIGS-6	Habitat	Hot spring	TAS [In this report]
MIGS-6.3	Salinity	No growth with > 1% NaCl (w/v)	TAS [In this report]
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	Free-living	TAS [In this report]
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	Non-pathogen	TAS [In this report]
MIGS-4	Geographic location	50 km southeast of Gazan, Saudi Arabia	TAS [In this report]
MIGS-5	Collection date	January 2012	NAS [In this report]
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	16°56′N	TAS [In this report]
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	43°15′E	TAS [In this report]

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. If the evidence is IDA, then the property was directly observed for a live isolate by one of the authors or an expert mentioned in the acknowledgements.