Halobacillus litoralis

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Halobacillus litoralis
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H. litoralis
Binomial name
Halobacillus litoralis
Spring et al. 1996

Halobacillus litoralis is a species of bacteria. [1] It is halophilic, gram-positive, heterotrophic and its type strain is DSM 10405T (= SL-4T).

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References

  1. Spring, S.; Ludwig, W.; Marquez, M. C.; Ventosa, A.; Schleifer, K.-H. (1996). "Halobacillus gen. nov., with Descriptions of Halobacillus litoralis sp. nov. and Halobacillus trueperi sp. nov., and Transfer of Sporosarcina halophila to Halobacillus halophilus comb. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46 (2): 492–496. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-2-492. ISSN   0020-7713.

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