Lysinibacillus sphaericus JG-B53 was isolated from the uranium mining waste pile Haberland near Johanngeorgenstadt, Germany. Previous studies have shown that many bacteria that have been isolated from these heavy metal contaminated environments possess surface layer proteins (S-layers) which enable the bacteria to survive by binding metals with high affinity. Conversely, essential trace element...

A report on 16S rRNA gene sequence re-analysis and digitalization is presented using Lysinibacillus species (one example) deposited in National Microbial Repositories in India. Lysinibacillus species 16S rRNA gene sequences were digitalized to provide quick response (QR) codes, Chaose Game Representation (CGR) and Frequency of Chaose Game Representation (FCGR). GC percentage, phylogenetic analy...

The binary toxin from Lysinibacillus sphaericus has been successfully used for controlling mosquito-transmitted diseases. An activation step shortens both subunits BinA and BinB before their interaction with membranes and internalization in midgut cells, but the precise role of this activation step is unknown. Herein, we show conclusively using three orthogonal biophysical techniques that proto...

Bacillus sphaericus is a mosquitocidal bacterium recently developed as a commercial larvicide that is used worldwide to control pestiferous and vector mosquitoes. Whereas B. sphaericus is highly active against larvae of Culex and Anopheles mosquitoes, it is virtually nontoxic to Aedes aegypti, an important vector species. In the present study, we evaluated the capacity of the cytolytic protein ...

Lysinibacillus macroides DSM 54(T) is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium. Here, we report the 4,866,035-bp genome sequence of Lysinibacillus macroides DSM 54(T), which will accelerate the application of degrading xylan and provide useful information for genomic taxonomy and phylogenomics of Bacillus-like bacteria.

Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus DSM 23493(T) is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium. Here, we report the 5.22-Mb genome sequence of Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus DSM 23493(T), which will accelerate the application of degrading xylan and provide useful information for genomic taxonomy and phylogenomics of Bacillus-like bacteria.