Virgibacillus salexigens

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V. salexigens
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Virgibacillus salexigens
Heyrman et al. 2003

Virgibacillus salexigens is a species of Gram-positive bacteria.

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Taxonomy

This species was formerly contained by the genus Salibacillus and before that by Bacillus. [1] Strains of this species were originally isolated from salterns and saline soil samples in Spain. They are spore-forming, slightly aerobic, and moderately halophilic. [2]

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References

  1. Heyrman, J. (1 March 2003). "Virgibacillus carmonensis sp. nov., Virgibacillus necropolis sp. nov. and Virgibacillus picturae sp. nov., three novel species isolated from deteriorated mural paintings, transfer of the species of the genus Salibacillus to Virgibacillus, as Virgibacillus marismortui comb. nov. and Virgibacillus salexigens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Virgibacillus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (2): 501–511. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.02371-0 . PMID   12710619.
  2. Garabito, M. J.; Arahal, D. R.; Mellado, E.; Marquez, M. C.; Ventosa, A. (1 July 1997). "Bacillus salexigens sp. nov., a New Moderately Halophilic Bacillus Species". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (3): 735–741. doi: 10.1099/00207713-47-3-735 . PMID   9226905.

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