Other numbers: AMNH 797, ATCC 64, CIP 52.83, DSM 25, IFO 15654, JCM 2496, LMD 75.13, LMG 6931, LMG 16000, NCDO 1763, NCIMB 9367, NCTC 6357, NCTC 2613, N.R. Smith 314, N.R. Smith 340, N.R. Smith 347, N.R. Smith 882, W.W. Ford 29. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < R.E. Gordon (Bacillus laterosporus) < ATCC < AMC < AMNH < W.W. Ford < C.A. Laubach. Additional information: Type (6219); Type of Bacillus laterosporus (4895). Cultivation conditions: Medium 10, 30°C.