Bacillus altitudinis

Bacillus altitudinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Bacillus
Species: B. altitudinis
Binomial name
Bacillus altitudinis
Shivaji et al. 2006

Bacillus altitudinis is a species of bacteria first isolated from cryogenic tubes used for collecting air samples from high altitudes, hence its name. Its type strain is 41KF2bT (=MTCC 7306T =JCM 13350T).[1]

References

  1. Shivaji, S. (2006). "Bacillus aerius sp. nov., Bacillus aerophilus sp. nov., Bacillus stratosphericus sp. nov. and Bacillus altitudinis sp. nov., isolated from cryogenic tubes used for collecting air samples from high altitudes". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56 (7): 1465–1473. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64029-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 16825614.

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