Other numbers: ATCC 12980, CIP 66.23, DSM 22, IAM 11062, IFO 12550, JCM 2501, LMD 75.19, LMG 6939, NCA 26, NCDO 1768, NCIMB 8923, NCTC 10339, N.R. Smith T 18. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < R.E. Gordon (Bacillus stearothermophilus). Additional information: Type (6524); Type of Bacillus stearothermophilus (4895). Cultivation conditions: Medium 10 or 81, 55°C.