“…Interestingly, P. odorifer and P. graminis were originally isolated from plant roots as well as from pasteurized pureed vegetables (13), suggesting that that these organisms are also a potential spoilage concern in nondairy foods. In general, Paenibacillus species have been isolated from a number of environments, such as soil (37,60,67,99), rhizospheres (63,96), aquatic environments (9,10,66,86), and compost (94). Paenibacillus has only recently been recognized as a genus separate from Bacillus (8), and as many new species of Paenibacillus continue to be identified (9, 10, 12, 45, 46, 48-52, 64, 66, 86, 90, 92, 94, 97), it is becoming evident that members of this genus occupy diverse environmental niches.…”