''Salibacterium lacus'' is a

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. The Gram stain is ...

, strictly

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 cellu ...

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. ...

, non-

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 ...

-former and motile bacterium from the genus of ''

Salibacterium ''Salibacterium'' is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria from the family of Bacillaceae. The type species is '' Salibacterium halotolerans''. ''Salibacterium'' ''aidingense'' and ''Salibacterium salarium'' were previously species belonging to ''B ...

'' which has been isolated from sediments from the Lake Yuncheng in

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Bacillaceae Bacteria described in 2018 {{Firmicutes-stub