Gracilibacillus

Gracilibacillus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Firmicutes
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Bacillaceae
Genus:	Gracilibacillus; Wainø et al. 1999
Type species
	Gracilibacillus halotolerans;
Species
	G. alcaliphilus; G. boraciitolerans; G. bigeumensis; G. dipsosauri; G. halophilus; G. halotolerans; G. kekensis; G. lacisalsi; G. orientalis; G. quinghaiensis; G. saliphilus; G. thailandensis; G. ureilyticus;

Gracilibacillus is a genus of bacteria within the phylum Firmicutes.^[1] Species within this genus are generally halotolerant.^[2] ^[3]

References

^ Waino, M.; Tindall, B. J.; Schumann, P.; Ingvorsen, K. (1 April 1999). "Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 (2): 821–831. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-2-821.
^ Chen, Y.-G.; Cui, X.-L.; Zhang, Y.-Q.; Li, W.-J.; Wang, Y.-X.; Xu, L.-H.; Peng, Q.; Wen, M.-L.; Jiang, C.-L. (1 October 2008). "Gracilibacillus halophilus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from saline soil". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 58 (10): 2403–2408. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65698-0.
^ Carrasco, I. J. (1 March 2006). "Gracilibacillus orientalis sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake in Inner Mongolia, China". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 56 (3): 599–604. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63971-0.

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