''Pontibacillus chungwhensis'' is a
Gram-positive, moderately
halophilic
The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...
,
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...
-forming bacterium from the genus of ''
Pontibacillus
''Pontibacillus'' is a Gram-positive, spore-forming and strictly aerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Bacillaceae
The Bacillaceae are a family of gram-positive, heterotrophic, rod-shaped bacteria that may produce endospores. Motile ...
'' which has been isolated from soil from a
saltern in
Korea.
References
Bacillaceae
Bacteria described in 2005
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