Gracilibacillus

Gracilibacillus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Firmicutes
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Bacillaceae
Genus:	Gracilibacillus Wainø et al. 1999
Type species
Gracilibacillus halotolerans
Species
G. alcaliphilus G. boraciitolerans G. bigeumensis G. dipsosauri G. halophilus G. halotolerans G. kekensis G. lacisalsi G. orientalis G. quinghaiensis G. saliphilus G. thailandensis G. ureilyticus

Gracilibacillus is a genus of bacteria within the phylum Firmicutes.^[1] Species within this genus are generally halotolerant.^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Waino, M.; Tindall, B. J.; Schumann, P.; Ingvorsen, K. (1 April 1999). "Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov.". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 49 (2): 821–831. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-2-821.
2. Chen, Y.-G.; Cui, X.-L.; Zhang, Y.-Q.; Li, W.-J.; Wang, Y.-X.; Xu, L.-H.; Peng, Q.; Wen, M.-L.; Jiang, C.-L. (1 October 2008). "Gracilibacillus halophilus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from saline soil". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 58 (10): 2403–2408. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65698-0.
3. Carrasco, I. J. (1 March 2006). "Gracilibacillus orientalis sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake in Inner Mongolia, China". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 56 (3): 599–604. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63971-0.