The characteristics

Bacillus cereus

Bacillus pumilus

Bacillus subtilis

Anaerobic growth

+

Voges-Proskauer test

+

Glucose utilization

+

+

+/−

Lactose utilization

+/−

Maltose utilization

+

+/−

Arabinose utilization

+

+/−

Casein hydrolysis

+

+

+

Nitrate reduction

+

+

Growth at 50˚C

+/−

+/−

Growth at 60˚C

Growth in 7% NaCl

+/−

+

+

Growth in presense of lysosyme

+

+/−

+/−