Salibacterium
Salibacterium
Genus of bacteria
Salibacterium is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria from the family of Bacillaceae.[1][3][4] The type species is Salibacterium halotolerans.[1]
Salibacterium aidingense and Salibacterium salarium were previously species belonging to Bacillus, a genus that has been recognized as displaying extensive polyphyly and has been restricted by recent phylogenetic studies to only include species closely related to Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. [5][6]
The name Salibacterium is derived from the prefix "-sali" (from the Latin noun sal/salis, which translates to "salt"), and the suffix "-bacterium" (from the Latin noun bacterium, referring to a rod).[6] Together, Salibacterium translates to a rod from salt.