Bacillus boroniphilus is a species of highly boron-tolerant bacterium, hence its name. It is Gram-positive, motile, and rod-shaped, with type strain T-15ZT (DSM 17376T = IAM 15287T = ATCC BAA-1204T).[1] Its genome has been sequenced.[2]
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Bacillus boroniphilus Ahmed et al. 2007
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This species has been recently transferred into the genus Mesobacillus.[3] The correct nomenclature is Mesobacillus boroniphilus.