RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Isolation and Identification of a Sporing Bacillus from Bottled Brandy JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture JO Am J Enol Vitic. FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture SP 247 OP 249 DO 10.5344/ajev.1979.30.3.247 VO 30 IS 3 A1 W. G. Murrell A1 B. C. Rankine YR 1979 UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/30/3/247.abstract AB A culture of Bacillus megaterium was isolated from bottled brandy in which it had formed a light-colored deposit. Growth and taxonomic characteristics were investigated. The brandy had a higher pH value than the normal range of Australian brandies, providing a possible reason for the survival and slow growth of the organism.