''Brevibacillus borstelensis'' is a
Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
Gram-positive bact ...
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aerobic
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Aerobic may also refer to
* Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity
* Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise
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rod-shaped
A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name '' Baci ...
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endospore-forming bacterium of the genus ''
Brevibacillus
''Brevibacillus'' is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Paenibacillaceae
The Paenibacillaceae are a family of Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain tes ...
''. The genome of several ''B. borstelensis'' strains have been sequenced.
''Brevibacillus borstelensis'' strain 707 is a thermophilic strain capable of degrading and using polyethylene as its sole source of carbon.
This strain was shown to reduce the amount of polyethylene by 30% (30 days at 50°C) and demonstrates that nondegradable plastics like polyethylene can be degraded under appropriate conditions.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Brevibacillus borstelensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Paenibacillaceae
Thermophiles
Bacteria described in 1995
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