Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens (Nielsen et al., 1995) Sultanpuram & Mothe, 2016
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- phylum
- Firmicutes
- class
- Bacilli
- order
- Bacillales
- family
- Bacillaceae
- genus
- Salipaludibacillus
- species
- Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens
Abstract
Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens is a facultative anaerobe bacterium. It is a gram positive, alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant, aerobic endospore-forming bacteria. In 2019, it was found in a hyperalkaline spring in Zambales (Philippines) a bacterial consortium of a strain of Bacillus agaradhaerens with Bacillus pseudofirmus that can biodegrade LDPE plastic.