Kingdom Bacteria Class Bacilli Genus Virgibacillus Order Bacillales | Division Firmicutes Family Bacillaceae Rank Species | |
Similar Tetragenococcus halophilus, Halomonas, Pseudomonas stutzeri | ||
Virgibacillus salexigens is a species of Gram-positive bacteria. This species was formerly contained by the genus Salibacillus and before that by Bacillus. Strains of this species were originally isolated from salterns and saline soil samples in Spain. They are spore-forming, slightly aerobic, and moderately halophilic.
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