''Oceanobacillus'' is a

Gram-positive In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall. Gram-positive bact ...

rod-shaped A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name '' Baci ...

and motile bacteria genus from the family of

Bacillaceae The Bacillaceae are a family of gram-positive, heterotrophic, rod-shaped bacteria that may produce endospores. Motile members of this family are characterized by peritrichous flagella. Some Bacillaceae are aerobic, while others are facultative o ...

with a peritrichous flagella.LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
/ref> ''Oceanobacillus'' species are commonly found in saline environment.

Characteristics of ''Oceanobacillus'' spp.

S.I. Paul et al. (2021) isolated and characterized four species of the genus ''Oceanobacillus'' from marine sponges of the Saint Martin's Island Area of the

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. Colony, morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of ''Oceanobacillus'' spp. are shown in the Table below. Note: + = Positive, – =Negative, O = Oxidative, F = Fermentative

Characteristics of ''Oceanobacillus'' spp.

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