''Jeotgalibacillus alimentarius'' is a bacterium, the type species of its genus. It was first isolated from
jeotgal
''Jeotgal'' () or ''jeot'' (), translated as salted seafood, is a category of salted preserved dishes made with seafood such as shrimps, oysters, clams, fish, and roe. Depending on the ingredients, ''jeotgal'' can range from flabby or solid pi ...
, hence its name. It is a moderately
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.
...
, round-
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 bacterium, with type strain YKJ-13
T (= KCCM 80002
T = JCM 10872
T).
References
Further reading
*De Vos, Paul. Endospore-forming soil bacteria. Ed. Niall A. Logan. Vol. 27. Springer, 2011.
*Horikoshi, Koki, ed. Extremophiles Handbook:... Vol. 1. Springer, 2011.
External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Jeotgalibacillus alimentarius'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacillales
Bacteria described in 2001
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