Other numbers: ATCC 8246, CCUG 7413, CIP 52.86, DSM 30, IFO 15304, JCM 2503, LMD 48.9, LMG 7123, LMG 16703, NCDO 1770, NCIMB 9372, NCTC 2611, NRRL B-14602, PZH 737/55, W.W. Ford 27 B, N.R.Smith 604. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < R.E. Gordon (Bacillus brevis) < J.R. Porter < NCTC < W.W. Ford. Additional information: Type (6219); Type of Bacillus brevis (4895). BioSample Acc. no. SAMD00253252. Cultivation conditions: Medium 10, 30°C.