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Oceanobacillus iheyensis

Oceanobacillus iheyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Division: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Oceanobacillus
Species: O. iheyensis
Binomial name
Oceanobacillus iheyensis
Lu et al. 2002

Oceanobacillus iheyensis is a bacterium, the type species of its genus. It is a deep-sea species, having been isolated from a depth of 1,050 metres (3,440 ft), and is extremely halotolerant and alkaliphilic. Its type strain is HTE831 (JCM 11309T, DSM 14371T).Oceanobacillus iheyensis HTE831 is an alkaliphilic and extremely halotolerant Bacillus-related species isolated from deep-sea sediment.


Takami, H., Takaki, Y., & Uchiyama, I. (2002, September 15). Genome sequence of Oceanobacillus iheyensis isolated from the Iheya Ridge and its unexpected adaptive capabilities to extreme environments. Retrieved May 02, 2017, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC137110


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