Bacillus nealsonii is a species of bacteria first isolated from a spacecraft-assembly facility. Its spores are γ-radiation resistant. It is Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped and produces endospores. Its type strain is FO-92T (=ATCC BAA-519T =DSM 15077T).[1]
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Bacillus nealsonii Venkateswaran et al. 2003
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This species has been recently transferred into the genus Niallia.[2] The correct nomenclature is Niallia nealsonii.