Rank Species | Phylum Firmicutes Order Bacillales | |
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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