''Bacillus clarkii'' is a
facultative anaerobe
A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but is capable of switching to fermentation if oxygen is absent.
Some examples of facultatively anaerobic bacteria are ''Staphylococcus' ...
bacterium.
It 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 bact ...
,
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 alkalitolerant, aerobic endospore-forming bacteria.
This species has been recently transferred into the genus ''
Evansella.''
The correct nomenclature is ''Evansella clarkii.''
References
Further reading
External links
UniProt entryType strain of ''Bacillus clarkii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
clarkii
Bacteria described in 1995
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