Geomicrobium is a moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic genus of bacteria from the family of Bacillaceae with one known species (Geomicrobium halophilum).[1][2][3] Geomicrobium halophilum has been isolated from garden soil in Japan.[3]

Geomicrobium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Caryophanales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Geomicrobium
Echigo et al. 2010[1]
Type species
Geomicrobium halophilum[1]
Species

G. halophilum[1]

Synonyms

Geomicrobiium[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Genus: Geomicrobium". LPSN.
  2. ^ a b "Geomicrobium". UniProt.
  3. ^ a b Echigo, Akinobu; Minegishi, Hiroaki; Mizuki, Toru; Kamekura, Masahiro; Usami, Ron (1 April 2010). "Geomicrobium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (4): 990–995. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.013268-0. PMID 19666816.