Bond W W, Favero M S, Korber M R
Appl Microbiol. 1973 Oct;26(4):614-6. doi: 10.1128/am.26.4.614-616.1973.
An unusual mesophilic Bacillus sp. was isolated from heated soil, and a cleaned spore preparation showed extraordinary resistance to dry heat (D(125C) = 139 h) and relative sensitivity to moist heat (D(80C) = 61 min). Biochemical tests and morphology fit no described species.