Ureibacillus

Ureibacillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Planococcaceae
Genus: Ureibacillus
Fortina et al. 2001
Species

Ureibacillus composti
Ureibacillus defluvii
Ureibacillus suwonensis
Ureibacillus terrenus
Ureibacillus thermophilus
Ureibacillus thermosphaericus

Ureibacillus is a genus of gram-positive bacteria.[1] Ureibacilli are motile and form spherical endospores. The type species of the genus is Ureibacillus thermosphaericus.[1]

History

The genus Ureibacillus was split from the genus Bacillus in 2001 to encompass Bacillus thermosphaericus (now Ureibacillus thermosphaericus) as well as several newly-discovered similar strains of bacteria.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fortina MG; Pukall R; Schumann P; Mora D; Parini C; Manachini PL; Stackebrandt E (March 2001). "Ureibacillus gen. nov., a new genus to accommodate Bacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1995), emendation of Ureibacillus thermosphaericus and description of Ureibacillus terrenus sp. nov.". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 51: 447–455. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-2-447.

External Link

LPSN page on Ureibacillus

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