Humibacillus

Humibacillus is a genus of Gram positive, nonmotile, non-sporeforming bacteria. The bacteria are strictly aerobic and mesophilic. Cells of the genus are irregular rods. The genus name is derived from Latin humus (soil).

Humibacillus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Actinomycetota
Class:
Actinomycetia
Order:
Micrococcales
Family:
Intrasporangiaceae
Genus:
Humibacillus

Kageyama et al. 2008
Species

H. xanthopallidus

The type species of the genus, Humibacillus xanthopallidus, was originally isolated from both a paddy field in Saitama Prefecture, Japan and from a sediment collected from Lake Jusanko, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.[1] The genus is monospecific, with H. xanthopallidus as the only species.[2]

References
  1. Kageyama, A.; Matsumoto, A.; Omura, S.; Takahashi, Y. (1 July 2008). "Humibacillus xanthopallidus gen. nov., sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (7): 1547–1551. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65042-0. PMID 18599692.
  2. "All names cited in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature: List D - L". bacterio.net. List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature.
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