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Bacillus altitudinis

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Kingdom
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Bacilli

Family
  
Bacillaceae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Firmicutes

Order
  
Bacillales

Genus
  
Bacillus

Similar
  
Bacillus safensis, Bacillus atrophaeus, Bacillus pumilus, Lysinibacillus fusiformis

Bacillus altitudinis is a species of bacteria first isolated from cryogenic tubes used for collecting air samples from high altitudes, hence its name. Its type strain is 41KF2bT (=MTCC 7306T =JCM 13350T).

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Bacillus altitudinis Wikipedia