Salibacterium
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Genus: | Salibacterium Vishnuvardhan et al. 2015[1]
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Salibacterium halotolerans[1] | |
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S. halochares[1] |
Salibacterium is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria from the family of Bacillaceae.[1][3][4] The type species is Salibacterium halotolerans.[1]
Salibacterium aidingense and Salibacterium salarium were previously species belonging to Bacillus, a genus that has been recognized as displaying extensive polyphyly and has been restricted by recent phylogenetic studies to only include species closely related to Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. [5][6]
The name Salibacterium is derived from the prefix "-sali" (from the Latin noun sal/salis, which translates to "salt"), and the suffix "-bacterium" (from the Latin noun bacterium, referring to a rod).[6] Together, Salibacterium translates to a rod from salt.
Biochemical Characteristics and Molecular Signatures[6]
Members of this genus are aerobic or facultatively anaerobic. Most members are non-motile, except S. aidingense which exhibits motility by means of peritrichous flagella. Some members form endospores. All of the members require salt for growth with optimal growth occurring in the presence of 10–12% (w/v) NaCl. Temperature range for growth is 15–45°C, with optimum growth temperature in the range 30-37°C.
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Taxonomy
Salibacterium, as of May 2021, contains a total of 7 species with validly published names.[1] This branching pattern is also observed in the Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB).[7]
References
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- ^ "GTDB - Tree". gtdb.ecogenomic.org. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
Further reading
- Vishnuvardhan Reddy, S; Thirumala, M; Sasikala, C; Venkata Ramana, C (November 2015). "Salibacterium halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from a salt pan, reclassification of Bacillus qingdaonensis as Salibacterium qingdaonense comb. nov. and Bacillus halochares as Salibacterium halochares comb. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 65 (11): 4270–4275. PMID 26338019.