Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens
Species of bacterium
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Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens is a facultative anaerobe bacterium.[3] It is a gram positive, alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant, aerobic endospore-forming bacteria.
| Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Caryophanales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae |
| Genus: | Salipaludibacillus |
| Species: | S. agaradhaerens |
| Binomial name | |
| Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bacillus agaradhaerens[1] | |
In 2019, it was found in a hyperalkaline spring in Zambales (Philippines) a bacterial consortium of a strain of Bacillus agaradhaerens with Bacillus pseudofirmus that can biodegrade LDPE plastic.[4]
