''Alkalibacillus flavidus'' is a
Gram-positive
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Gram-positive bac ...
,
rod-shaped
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and motile bacterium from the genus ''
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 a
marine solar saltern
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* Marine pollution
Militar ...
from the
Yellow Sea
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References
Bacillaceae
Bacteria described in 2010
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