Salisediminibacterium
Salisediminibacterium
Genus of bacteria
Salisediminibacterium is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria from the family of Bacillaceae.[1][2][3] The type species is Salisediminibacterium halotolerans.[1]
Salisediminibacterium beveridgei and Salisediminibacterium selenitireducens 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. [4][5]
The name Salisediminibacterium is derived from the prefix "-salisedimini" (from the Latin noun sal, which translates to "salt" and the Latin noun sedimen, referring to sediment), and the suffix "-bacterium" (from the Latin noun bacterium, referring to a rod).[5] Together, Salisediminibacterium translates to a rod from salt sediment.