Strain Profile · NCBI Species Taxon 2026188

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Bacillus tropicus

◑ Environmental

Sequenced

Public genome assembly available

Bacillus tropicus (species-level entry, no specific strain designation) is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium isolated from diverse environmental niches including soil, mangrove sediment, and fermented foods. The indexed papers for this entry span polyethylene biodegradation, heavy metal resistance, pectinase production, chromium reduction, and fibrinolytic enzyme biosynthesis, all in environmental or industrial in vitro contexts, including in vitro work examining the ability of certain isolates to bind or degrade synthetic polymers. No human probiotic applications or health efficacy evidence are available in the linked literature for this species. These are research topics, not findings; the papers do not establish that this strain treats or prevents any condition.

Where it's been studied Tags come from a conservative keyword scan of each paper's title, abstract, and summary. A tag is research coverage, not measured effect. How we classify this →

Share of this strain's 17 body-system-tagged papers that concern each system. Research coverage, not measured effect.

Gut 13 papers · 76%

Immune 3 papers · 18%

Cardiovascular 1 paper · 6%

Liver 1 paper · 6%

Skin 1 paper · 6%

Vaginal 1 paper · 6%

Symptoms in the research A tag means the paper's text names the symptom or condition — research coverage, not evidence of benefit. How we classify this →

Share of this strain's 3 symptom-tagged papers that mention each symptom or condition. Research coverage, not evidence of benefit.

Diarrhea 2 papers · 67%

Weight & obesity 1 paper · 33%

Research Study-type filters use AI-classified labels, audited but not guaranteed — check the paper itself before leaning on one. How we classify this →

135 papers reference this strain in the probiotic database.

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Bioprocess Optimization of Alkaline Protease Production by Bacillus tropicus: Effects of Culture Conditions and Nutritional Factors

· IPS Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Valorization of Paper Pulp Mill Sludge for Protease Production by Indigenous Bacillus tropicus P4

· Clean Technologies

Sundarbans mangrove microbiota as agents for low-density polyethylene degradation

· Journal of Environmental Management

Kinetics, Zymographic Analysis, and Industrial Evaluation of Alkaline Protease from Bacillus tropicus Isolated from Environmental Water Samples

· IPS Interdisciplinary Journal of Biological Sciences

Bioprospecting of waste dump site reveals degradation potential among Bacillus cereus KRS102 and Bacillus tropicus KRS236 against UV-treated polypropylene

· Biodegradation

Growth Parameters Optimization for Enhancing Antimicrobial Compound Production by Bacillus tropicus AntC3 Isolated from Sewage Effluent Contaminated Soil of Andhra Pradesh, India

· Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Dietary incorporation of gut-derived probiotics from fast-growing white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei to boost growth and health performance in white shrimp

· Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Comparative, polymer-specific degradation of polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene microplastics by floc-forming bacteria from mud crab aquaculture systems

· Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances

EXTRACELLULAR BIOSYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES BY BACILLUS TROPICUS ISOLATED FROM HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED SOIL

· Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Bacillus tropicus KH90 induces systemic drought tolerance in rice: an integrated PGPR-mediated mechanistic framework

· World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Whole-genome sequencing of a Bacillus tropicus strain carrying anthrax virulence genes isolated from a dead animal in China

· Microbiology Resource Announcements

Genomic Insights into the Bioremediation Potential and Codon Usage Dynamics of a Multi-Metal Resistant Bacillus tropicus Strain from Forest Soil

· Geomicrobiology Journal

Integrative effects of Bacillus tropicus FG2 on growth performance, immunity, gut microbiota, and metabolome in short-finned eel, Anguilla bicolor pacifica

· Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Comparative Analysis of Gut Microbiota Between Fast-Growing and Slow-Growing Short-Finned Eels, Anguilla bicolor pacifica, and the Application of Bacillus tropicus FG2 as a Probiotic to Enhance Growth Performance of Eels

Biodegradation of heavy petroleum polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in polluted soil by biofilm-forming Bacillus tropicus UCB and Pseudomonas aeruginosa SYLI isolated from crude oil-contaminated sludge

· Biodegradation

IMPACT OF BACILLUS TROPICUS PROBIOTIC ON WATER QUALITY, HAEMATOLOGICAL INDICES AND LIVER ENZYME FUNCTIONS IN OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS

· The Bioscan.

Chelerythrine-Mediated Growth Inhibition and Resistance Mechanism in Bacillus tropicus

· Microorganisms

Exploration of alcohol dehydrogenase EutG from Bacillus tropicus as an eco-friendly approach for the degradation of polycyclic aromatic compounds

· Scientific Reports

Statistical optimization and kinetic modeling simulation for fibrinolytic enzyme production by Bacillus tropicus from mahewu, a traditional South African fermented food

· Process Biochemistry

Dietary supplementation with Bacillus tropicus enhances growth performance, modulates gut microbiota, and improves health status in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii

· Aquaculture International

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