''Halobacillus'' is a bacterial genus from the family of

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/ref> ''Halobacillus'' species are gram positive, oxidase positive, catalase negative, rod shaped marine bacteria. S.I. Paul et al. (2021) isolated and characterized two species of ''Halobacillus'' ('' Halobacillus kuroshimensis'' and '' Halobacillus karajensis'') from marine

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s (phylum: porifera) of the

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of the

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. Single colonies are pin headed (very small) in sized and opaque in color.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the

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(LPSN) and

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(NCBI). Unassigned species: * "''H. blutaparonensis''" Barbosa et al. 2006 * "''H. herbersteinensis''" Ripka et al. 2005 * "''H. marinus''" Panda et al. 2018 * "''H. rhizosphaerae''" Yin et al. 2024 * "''H. styriensis''" Ripka 2005 * ''"H. thailandensis''" Chaiyanan et al. 1999 * "''H. virgiliensis''" Ripka et al. 2005

Phylogeny

See also

References

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