''Bacillus pseudofirmus'' 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.
The Gram stain i ...
, alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant, aerobic
endospore
An endospore is a dormant, tough, and non-reproductive structure produced by some bacteria in the phylum Bacillota. The name "endospore" is suggestive of a spore or seed-like form (''endo'' means 'within'), but it is not a true spore (i.e., not ...
-forming bacteria.
In 2019, it was found in a hyperalkaline spring in
Zambales
Zambales, officially the Province of Zambales (; ; ; ; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines, region. Its capital is Iba, Zambales, Iba, which is located in t ...
(Philippines) a bacterial consortium of a strain of ''Bacillus pseudofirmus'' with ''
Bacillus agaradhaerens'' that can biodegrade
LDPE
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is a thermoplastic made from the monomer ethylene. It was the first grade of polyethylene, produced in 1933 by John C. Swallow and M.W Perrin who were working for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) using a high pr ...
plastic.
This species has been recently transferred into the genus ''
Alkalihalobacillus
''Alkalihalobacillus'' is a genus of gram-positive or gram-variable rod-shaped bacteria in the family '' Bacillaceae'' from the order ''Bacillales''. The type species of this genus is '' Alkalihalobacillus alcalophilus.''
This genus comprises sp ...
''.
The correct nomenclature is ''Alkalihalobacillus pseudofirmus.''
References
Further reading
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External links
UniProt entryType strain of ''Bacillus pseudofirmus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
pseudofirmus
Plastivores
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