Alkalibacillus is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).[2]
Alkalibacillus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Bacillaceae |
Genus: | Alkalibacillus Jeon et al. 2005[1] |
Type species | |
A. haloalkaliphilus |
The name Alkalibacillus derives from:
Neo-Latin noun alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, rod; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Alkalibacillus, bacillus living under alkaline conditions.[3]
The genus contains 8 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[3]