Bacillus stratosphericus

Summary

Bacillus stratosphericus is a microbe commonly found in high concentrations in the stratosphere. It is commonly found in the atmosphere but brought down to Earth as a result of atmospheric cycling processes. Scientists have successfully engineered it to create a biofilm which produce electricity.[2]

Bacillus stratosphericus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Bacillus
Species:
B. stratosphericus
Binomial name
Bacillus stratosphericus
Shivaji et al., 2006 [1]

References edit

  1. ^ S. Shivaji; P. Chaturvedi; K. Suresh; G. S. N. Reddy; C. B. S. Dutt; M. Wainwright; J. V. Narlikar; P. M. Bhargava (2006). "Bacillus aerius sp. nov., Bacillus aerophilus sp. nov., Bacillus stratosphericus sp. nov. and Bacillus altitudinis sp. nov., isolated from cryogenic tubes used for collecting air samples from high altitudes". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (7): 1465–1473. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64029-0. PMID 16825614.
  2. ^ Jinwei Zhang; Enren Zhang; Keith Scott; J. Grant Burgess (2012). "Enhanced electricity production by use of reconstituted artificial consortia of estuarine bacteria grown as biofilms". Environmental Science & Technology. 46 (5): 2984–2992. Bibcode:2012EnST...46.2984Z. doi:10.1021/es2020007. PMID 22352455.