Bacillus firmus

Bacillus firmus is a species of bacteria within the genus Bacillus. Some strains of this species are very alkaline-tolerant and may grow in environments with pH as high as 11.[2]

Bacillus firmus
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B. firmus
Binomial name
Bacillus firmus
Bredemann and Werner 1933[1]

This species has been recently transferred into the genus Cytobacillus. [3] The correct nomenclature is Cytobacillus firmus.

References

  1. Bredemann, G., and Werner, W.: In: Werner, W. "Botanische beschreibung haufinger am buttersaureabbau beteiligter sporenbildender bakterienspezies." Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. II (1933) 87:446–475.
  2. GUFFANTI, A. A.; BLANCO, R.; BENENSON, R. A.; KRULWICH, T. A. (1 July 1980). "Bioenergetic Properties of Alkaline-tolerant and Alkalophilic Strains of Bacillus firmus". Microbiology. 119 (1): 79–86. doi:10.1099/00221287-119-1-79.
  3. Patel, Sudip; Gupta, Radhey S. (2020-01-01). "A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (1): 406–438. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.003775. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 31617837.

Further reading

  • Annamalai, Neelamegam; Rajeswari, Mayavan Veeramuthu; Sahu, Sunil Kumar; Balasubramanian, Thangavel (June 2014). "Purification and characterization of solvent stable, alkaline protease from Bacillus firmus CAS 7 by microbial conversion of marine wastes and molecular mechanism underlying solvent stability". Process Biochemistry. 49 (6): 1012–1019. doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2014.03.007.


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