A biologically pure culture of strain IFO 14093 and a process for producing an intracellular component herefrom.

摘要

A biologically pure culture of strain UK 788 (FERM-P No. 5141, IFO 14093) that belongs to Bacillus stearothermophilus, the cell of which is longer than about 10 microns and which permits easier release of intracellular components than a type culture Bacillus stearothermophilus, IAM 11001 is disclosed. Also, a process for producing a useful enzyme by culturing such FERM-P No. 5141 and recovering the desired enzyme from the culture is disclosed. Since the cell of the strain FERM-P No. 5141 is easy to settle and its cell wall is also easy to break, the useful enzymes mentioned above can be efficiently produced on an industrial scale.