Bacillus pseudofirmus explained
Bacillus pseudofirmus is a facultative anaerobe bacterium.[1] It is a gram positive, alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant, aerobic endospore-forming bacteria.
In 2019, it was found in a hyperalkaline spring in Zambales (Philippines) a bacterial consortium of a strain of Bacillus pseudofirmus with Bacillus agaradhaerens that can biodegrade LDPE plastic.[2]
This species has been recently transferred into the genus Alkalihalobacillus. [3] The correct nomenclature is Alkalihalobacillus pseudofirmus.
Further reading
- Preiss. Laura. Langer. Julian D.. Hicks. David B.. Liu. Jun. Yildiz. Oezkan. Krulwich. Terry A.. Meier. Thomas. The c-ring ion binding site of the ATP synthase from Bacillus pseudofirmus OF4 is adapted to alkaliphilic lifestyle. Current Contents Connect. June 2014. 92. 5. 973–984. 10.1111/mmi.12605. 24707994. 4064006.
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Notes and References
- Nielsen. P.. Fritze. D.. Priest. F. G.. Phenetic diversity of alkaliphilic Bacillus strains: proposal for nine new species. Microbiology. 141. 7. 1995. 1745–1761. 1350-0872. 10.1099/13500872-141-7-1745. free.
- G. Cada. Erika Joy . Enhanced in vitro biodegradation of low-density polyethylene using alkaliphilic bacterial consortium supplemented with iron oxide nanoparticles. June 2019. 12. Philippine Science Letters.
- Patel. Sudip. Gupta. Radhey S.. 2020-01-01. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70. 1. 406–438. 10.1099/ijsem.0.003775. 31617837 . 1466-5026. free.
