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Filobacillus

Filobacillus is a genus of bacteria within the phylum Bacillota. It contains the type and only species, Filobacillus milensis, though other species and strains have been isolated. Species in this genus are generally halotolerant.

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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Filobacillus
Schlesner et al. 200112
Type species
Filobacillus milosensis
corrig. Schlesner et al. 2001
Species

Filobacillus is a genus of bacteria within the phylum Bacillota. It contains the type and only species, Filobacillus milensis,13 though other species and strains have been isolated.45 Species in this genus are generally halotolerant.

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References

References

  1. J.P. Euzéby. "Filobacillus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  2. Sayers; et al. "Filobacillus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  3. Schlesner, H; Lawson, PA; Collins, MD; Weiss, N; Wehmeyer, U; Völker, H; Thomm, M (Mar 2001). "Filobacillus milensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new halophilic spore-forming bacterium with Orn-D-Glu-type peptidoglycan". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (Pt 2): 425–31. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-2-425. PMID 11324591.
  4. Hiraga, K; Nishikata, Y; Namwong, S; Tanasupawat, S; Takada, K; Oda, K (Jan 2005). "Purification and characterization of serine proteinase from a halophilic bacterium, Filobacillus sp. RF2-5". Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 69 (1): 38–44. doi:10.1271/bbb.69.38. PMID 15665465. S2CID 28879863.
  5. Hacěne, Hocine; Rafa, Fatima; Chebhouni, Naila; Boutaiba, Saad; Bhatnagar, Tej; Baratti, Jacques C; Ollivier, Bernard (2004). "Biodiversity of prokaryotic microflora in El Golea Salt lake, Algerian Sahara". Journal of Arid Environments. 58 (3): 273–284. Bibcode:2004JArEn..58..273H. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.08.006.