''Alkalibacillus filiformis'' 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 bac ...

, haloalkaliphilic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of ''

Alkalibacillus ''Alkalibacillus'' is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria). Etymology The name ''Alkalibacillus'' derives from:New Latin noun ''alkali'' (from Arabic article ''al'', the; Arabic noun ''qaliy'', ashes of saltwort), alkali; Latin masculine g ...

'' which has been isolated from water and mud from Malvizza,

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Bacillaceae Bacteria described in 2005 {{Firmicutes-stub