Genus Desertibacillus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Desertibacillus Bhatt et al. 2017, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desertibacillus haloalkaliphilus Bhatt et al. 2017.
Etymology: L. neut. n. desertum, desert; L. masc. n. Bacillus, a bacterial genus; N.L. masc. n. Desertibacillus, a Bacillus-like organism isolated from desert.
Valid publication: BHATT, H. B., AZMATUNNISA BEGUM, M., CHINTALAPATI, S., CHINTALAPATI, V. R. and SINGH, S. P. 2017. Desertibacillus haloalkaliphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a saline desert. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4435-4442.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desertibacillus haloalkaliphilus Bhatt et al. 2017, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KJ1-10-99=LMG 29918=KCTC 33878.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC989945.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals, salt; Arabic n. a1, qaliy soda ash; Gr. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. haloalkaliphilus, loving briny and alkaline media.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: BHATT, H. B., AZMATUNNISA BEGUM, M., CHINTALAPATI, S., CHINTALAPATI, V. R. and SINGH, S. P. 2017. Desertibacillus haloalkaliphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a saline desert. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4435-4442.
Original article in IJSEM Online