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