Virgibacillus salexigens

Virgibacillus salexigens is a species of Gram-positive bacteria. This species was formerly contained by the genus Salibacillus and before that by Bacillus.[1] Strains of this species were originally isolated from salterns and saline soil samples in Spain. They are spore-forming, slightly aerobic, and moderately halophilic.[2]

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

References
  1. Heyrman, J. (1 March 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. PMID 12710619.
  2. Garabito, M. J.; Arahal, D. R.; Mellado, E.; Marquez, M. C.; Ventosa, A. (1 July 1997). "Bacillus salexigens sp. nov., a New Moderately Halophilic Bacillus Species". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (3): 735–741. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-3-735. PMID 9226905.

Further reading
  • Tanasupawat, Somboon (October 2010). "Identification of moderately halophilic bacteria from Thai fermented fish (pla-ra) and proposal of Virgibacillus salexigens". Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 56 (5): 369–379. doi:10.2323/jgam.56.369.


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