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Bacillus firmus
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B. firmus
Binomial name
Bacillus firmus
Bredemann and Werner 1933[1]

Bacillus firmus is a species of bacteria within the genus Bacillus. Some strains of this species are very alkaline-tolerant and may grow in environments with pH as high as 11.[2]

Further reading

  • Annamalai, Neelamegam; Rajeswari, Mayavan Veeramuthu; Sahu, Sunil Kumar; Balasubramanian, Thangavel (June 2014). "Purification and characterization of solvent stable, alkaline protease from Bacillus firmus CAS 7 by microbial conversion of marine wastes and molecular mechanism underlying solvent stability". Process Biochemistry. 49 (6): 1012–1019. doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2014.03.007.
  • Mandal, Kousik; Singh, Balwinder; Jariyal, Monu; Gupta, V.K. (April 2014). "Bioremediation of fipronil by a Bacillus firmus isolate from soil". Chemosphere. 101: 55–60. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.11.043. PMID 24332735.

References

  1. ^ Bredemann, G., and Werner, W.: In: Werner, W. "Botanische beschreibung haufinger am buttersaureabbau beteiligter sporenbildender bakterienspezies." Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. II (1933) 87:446-475.
  2. ^ GUFFANTI, A. A.; BLANCO, R.; BENENSON, R. A.; KRULWICH, T. A. (1 July 1980). "Bioenergetic Properties of Alkaline-tolerant and Alkalophilic Strains of Bacillus firmus". Microbiology. 119 (1): 79–86. doi:10.1099/00221287-119-1-79.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)