Virgibacillus proomii

Virgibacillus proomii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Division:	Firmicutes
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Bacillaceae
Genus:	Virgibacillus
Species:	V. proomii
Binomial name
	Virgibacillus proomii; Heyndrickx et al. 1999

Virgibacillus proomii is a species of Gram-positive bacteria. Strains of this species were originally isolated from soil samples in England and formerly identified as strains of Bacillus pantothenticus. The species is named for British microbiologist Harold Proom.[1]

References

Heyndrickx, M; Lebbe, L; Kersters, K; Hoste, B; De Wachter, R; De Vos, P; Forsyth, G; Logan, NA (Jul 1999). "Proposal of Virgibacillus proomii sp. nov. and emended description of Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 (3): 1083–90. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-3-1083. PMID 10425765.

External links

Type strain of Virgibacillus proomii at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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[1] Heyndrickx, M; Lebbe, L; Kersters, K; Hoste, B; De Wachter, R; De Vos, P; Forsyth, G; Logan, NA (Jul 1999). "Proposal of Virgibacillus proomii sp. nov. and emended description of Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 (3): 1083–90. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-3-1083. PMID 10425765.