Bacillus boroniphilus
Species of bacterium
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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]
| Bacillus boroniphilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae |
| Genus: | Bacillus |
| Species: | B. boroniphilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bacillus boroniphilus Ahmed et al. 2007 | |
This species has been recently transferred into the genus Mesobacillus.[3] The correct nomenclature is Mesobacillus boroniphilus.
