Other numbers: CIP 104816, DSM 10154, LMG 17165, strain L420-91. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < P. Messner (Bacillus thermoaerophilus) < F. Hollaus. Isolated from: Sugar beet extraction juice, beet sugar factory; Austria, Leopoldsdorf. Additional information: Type (6264); Type of B. thermoaerophilus (6159). Glycosylated S-layer protein (6160). Cultivation conditions: Medium 10, 55°C.