''Heliorestis convulata'' is an

alkaliphilic Alkaliphiles are a class of extremophilic microbes capable of survival in alkaline ( pH roughly 8.5–11) environments, growing optimally around a pH of 10. These bacteria can be further categorized as obligate alkaliphiles (those that require high ...

and coiled bacterium from the genus of ''

Heliorestis ''Heliorestis'' is an alkaliphilic genus of bacteria from the family of Heliobacteriaceae. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotech ...

'' which has been isolated from soil and water from the Lake El Hamra from Wadi El Natroun in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

References

Eubacteriales Bacteria described in 2006 {{Firmicutes-stub