Virgibacillus necropolis

Virgibacillus necropolis is a bacterium. It is Gram-positive, rod-shaped and moderately halophilic, originally isolated from deteriorated mural paintings. LMG 19488T (=DSM 14866T) is its type strain.[1]

Virgibacillus necropolis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Division:
Firmicutes
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Bacillales
Family:
Bacillaceae
Genus:
Virgibacillus
Species:
V. necropolis
Binomial name
Virgibacillus necropolis
Heyrman et al. 2003

References
  1. Heyrman, J. (2003). "Virgibacillus carmonensis sp. nov., Virgibacillus necropolis sp. nov. and Virgibacillus picturae sp. nov., three novel species isolated from deteriorated mural paintings, transfer of the species of the genus Salibacillus to Virgibacillus, as Virgibacillus marismortui comb. nov. and Virgibacillus salexigens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Virgibacillus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (2): 501–511. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02371-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 12710619.

Further reading
  • Da Silva, Neusely, et al. Microbiological Examination Methods of Food and Water: A Laboratory Manual. CRC Press, 2012.
  • Staley, James T., et al. "Bergey’s manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 3."Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD (1989): 2250-2251.


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