Oceanobacillus iheyensis
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| Oceanobacillus iheyensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Amphibacillaceae |
| Genus: | Oceanobacillus |
| Species: | O. iheyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oceanobacillus iheyensis Lu et al. 2002 | |
Oceanobacillus iheyensis is a bacterium, the type species of its genus. It is a deep-sea species, having been isolated from a depth of 1,050 metres (3,440 ft), and is extremely halotolerant and alkaliphilic. Its type strain is HTE831 (JCM 11309T, DSM 14371T).[1] Oceanobacillus iheyensis HTE831 is an alkaliphilic and extremely halotolerant Bacillus-related species isolated from deep-sea sediment.[2]
