''Filobacillus milensis'' is a species of
halophilic
A halophile (from the Greek word for 'salt-loving') is an extremophile that thrives in high salt concentrations. In chemical terms, halophile refers to a Lewis acidic species that has some ability to extract halides from other chemical species.
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spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual reproduction, sexual (in fungi) or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for biological dispersal, dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores fo ...
-forming bacteria, the type and only current species of its genus. Its cells are
motile
Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently using metabolic energy. This biological concept encompasses movement at various levels, from whole organisms to cells and subcellular components.
Motility is observed in animals, mi ...
, strictly aerobic rods which stain
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...
. Its type strain is SH 714
T (= DSM 13259
T = ATCC 700960
T).
References
Further reading
*Sneath, Peter HA, et al. ''Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology''. Volume 3. Williams & Wilkins, 2012.
*Satyanarayana, T., Bhavdish Narain Johri, and Anil Prakash. "Microorganisms in environmental management." ''Microbes and Environment'' (2012).
*De Vos, Paul. ''Endospore-forming Soil Bacteria''. Ed. Niall A. Logan. Vol. 27. Springer, 2011.
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External links
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LPSN
Bacillaceae
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