Natronobacillus

Sorokin, Dimitry Y.; Merkel, Alexander Y.

Natronobacillus

Title

Natronobacillus

Author

Sorokin, Dimitry Y. (TU Delft BT/Environmental Biotechnology)
Merkel, Alexander Y. (Russian Academy of Sciences)

Contributor

Whitman, William (editor)

Date

2023

Abstract

Na.tro.no.ba.cil’lus N.L. neut. n. natron, soda, sodium carbonate (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron); N.L. pref. natrono-, pertaining to soda; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L.masc.n. Natronobacillus,
soda-loving rod. The genus Natronobacillus is classified as a member of the family "Amphibacillaceae”, order Bacillales, class Bacilli, phylum Firmicutes. It includes high salt-tolerant, obligately alkaliphilic, aerotolerant, fermentative,
saccharolytic, spore-forming anaerobes utilizing various carbohydrates as energy and carbon sources and capable of diazotrophic growth. The genus currently
includes a single species N. azotifigens represented by multiple closely related isolates from soda soils and soda lake sediments. DNA G + C content (mol%): 36.1–38.5 (Tm); 36.7 (whole genome sequence of the type strain). Type species: Natronobacillus azotifigens Sorokin et al. 2008b, VL125.

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Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Access restriction

Campus only

ISBN

9781118960608

Source

Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, Online

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