Bacillus aerophilus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Bacillaceae |
Genus: | Bacillus |
Species: | B. aerophilus |
Binomial name | |
Bacillus aerophilus Shivaji et al. 2006 |
Bacillus aerophilus is a species of bacteria first isolated from cryogenic tubes used for collecting air samples from high altitudes, hence its name. Its type strain is 28KT (=MTCC 7304T =JCM 13347T).