Gracilibacillus Explained

Gracilibacillus is a genus of bacteria within the phylum Bacillota.^[1] Species within this genus are generally halotolerant.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

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3. Carrasco. I. J.. Gracilibacillus orientalis sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake in Inner Mongolia, China. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 1 March 2006. 56. 3. 599–604. 10.1099/ijs.0.63971-0. 16514034. free.