''Salibacterium'' is a genus of
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.
Gram-positive bac ...
bacteria from the family of
Bacillaceae
The Bacillaceae are a family of gram-positive, heterotrophic, rod-shaped bacteria that may produce endospores. Motile members of this family are characterized by peritrichous flagella. Some Bacillaceae are aerobic, while others are facultati ...
.
[ The type species is '']Salibacterium halotolerans
''Salibacterium halotolerans'' is a bacterium from the genus of '' Salibacterium''.
References
Bacillaceae
Bacteria described in 2015
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''Salibacterium'' ''aidingense'' and ''Salibacterium salarium'' were previously species belonging to ''Bacillus
''Bacillus'' (Latin "stick") is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria, a member of the phylum '' Bacillota'', with 266 named species. The term is also used to describe the shape (rod) of other so-shaped bacteria; and the plural ''Bacil ...
'', a genus that has been recognized as displaying extensive polyphyly
A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of conver ...
and has been restricted by recent phylogenetic studies to only include species closely related to ''Bacillus subtilis
''Bacillus subtilis'', known also as the hay bacillus or grass bacillus, is a Gram-positive, catalase-positive bacterium, found in soil and the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants, humans and marine sponges. As a member of the genus '' Baci ...
'' and ''Bacillus cereus
''Bacillus cereus'' is a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in soil, food, and marine sponges. The specific name, ''cereus'', meaning "waxy" in Latin, refers to the appearance of colonies grown on blood agar. Some strains are ...
.''
The name ''Salibacterium'' is derived from the prefix "-sali" (from the Latin noun ''sal/salis'', which translates to "salt"''),'' and the suffix "-bacterium" (from the Latin noun ''bacterium'', referring to a rod). Together, ''Salibacterium'' translates to a rod from salt.
Biochemical Characteristics and Molecular Signatures
Members of this genus are aerobic
Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen.
Aerobic may also refer to
* Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity
* Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise
* Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cell ...
or facultatively anaerobic
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' ...
. Most members are non-motile, except ''S. aidingense'' which exhibits motility by means of peritrichous flagella. Some members form endospores. All of the members require salt for growth with optimal growth occurring in the presence of 10–12% (w/v) NaCl. Temperature range for growth is 15–45°C, with optimum growth temperature in the range 30-37°C.
Nine conserved signature indels Conserved signature inserts and deletions (CSIs) in protein sequences provide an important category of molecular markers for understanding phylogenetic relationships. CSIs, brought about by rare genetic changes, provide useful phylogenetic markers ...
(CSIs) were identified for this genus in the following proteins: GTP-binding protein, CoA-binding protein, nucleoside triphosphatase YtkD, protease modulator HflC, dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase, DUF3603 family protein, M20/M25/M40 family metallohydrolase, exonuclease
Exonucleases are enzymes that work by cleaving nucleotides one at a time from the end (exo) of a polynucleotide chain. A hydrolyzing reaction that breaks phosphodiester bonds at either the 3′ or the 5′ end occurs. Its close relative is t ...
SbcCD subunit D and l-arabinose isomerase, which in most cases are exclusively shared by either all or most members of this genus. These CSIs were identified through analyses of genome sequences from ''Salibacterium'' species and provide a reliable molecular means of differentiating this genus from other ''Bacillaceae'' genera and bacteria.
Taxonomy
''Salibacterium'', as of May 2021, contains a total of 7 species with validly published names. This branching pattern is also observed in the Genome Taxonomy Database
The Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) is an online database that maintains information on a proposed nomenclature of prokaryotes, following a phylogenomic approach based on a set of conserved single-copy proteins. In addition to breaking up parap ...
(GTDB).
References
Further reading
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Bacillaceae
Bacteria genera
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