Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens

Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens is a facultative anaerobe bacterium.^[3] It is a gram positive, alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant, aerobic endospore-forming bacteria.

Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Bacillaceae
Genus:	Salipaludibacillus
Species:	S. agaradhaerens
Binomial name
Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens (Nielsen et al. 1995) Sultanpuram and Mothe 2016[1][2]
Synonyms
Bacillus agaradhaerens[1]

In 2019, it was found in a hyperalkaline spring in Zambales (Philippines) a bacterial consortium of a strain of Bacillus agaradhaerens with Bacillus pseudofirmus that can biodegrade LDPE plastic.^[4]

See also

• Plastivore