Natronobacillus

Abstract

Abstract Na.tro.no.ba.cil'lus N.L. neut. n. natron , soda, sodium carbonate (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron ); N.L. pref. natrono‐ , pertaining to soda; L. masc. n. bacillus , a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Natronobacillus , soda‐loving rod. Firmicutes / Bacilli / Bacillales / Amphibacillaceae / Natronobacillus The genus Natronobacillus is classified as a member of the family “ Amphibacillaceae ”, order Bacillales , class Bacilli , phylum Firmicutes . It includes high salt‐tolerant, obligately alkaliphilic, aerotolerant, fermentative, saccharolytic, spore‐forming anaerobes utilizing various carbohydrates as energy and carbon sources and capable of diazotrophic growth. The genus currently includes a single species N. azotifigens represented by multiple closely related isolates from soda soils and soda lake sediments. DNA G + C content (mol%) : 36.1–38.5 ( T m ); 36.7 (whole genome sequence of the type strain). Type species : Natronobacillus azotifigens Sorokin et al. 2008b, VL125.