''Salimicrobium halophilum'' is a moderately

halophilic The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...

bacterium from the genus of ''

Salimicrobium ''Salimicrobium'' is a genus of 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 peritr ...

'' which has been isolated from rotted wood in

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Bacillaceae Bacteria described in 1990 {{Firmicutes-stub