Filobacillus

Filobacillus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Filobacillus
Schlesner et al. 2001
Type species
Filobacillus milensis
Species

Filobacillus is a genus of bacteria within the phylum Firmicutes. It contains the type and only species, Filobacillus milensis,[1][2] though other species and strains have been isolated.[3][4] Species in this genus are generally halotolerant.

References

  1. LPSN bacterio.net
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Hacěne, Hocine; Rafa, Fatima; Chebhouni, Naila; Boutaiba, Saad; Bhatnagar, Tej; Baratti, Jacques C; Ollivier, Bernard. "Biodiversity of prokaryotic microflora in El Golea Salt lake, Algerian Sahara". Journal of Arid Environments 58 (3): 273–284. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.08.006.
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