''Lentibacillus amyloliquefaciens'' is a Gram-positive, non-
spore
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-forming,
aerobic
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Aerobic may also refer to
* Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity
* Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise
* Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cellu ...
,
rod-shaped
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and
halophilic
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...
bacterium from the genus of ''
Lentibacillus
''Lentibacillus'' is a Gram-variable bacterial genus from the family of Bacillaceae.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology ...
'' which has been isolated from saline sediments from the
Yantai City.
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References
Bacillaceae
Bacteria described in 2016
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