Bacillus pseudofirmus

Bacillus pseudofirmus is a facultative anaerobe bacterium.^[1] It is a gram positive, alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant, aerobic endospore-forming bacteria.

Bacillus pseudofirmus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Bacillaceae
Genus:	Bacillus
Species:	B. pseudofirmus
Binomial name
Bacillus pseudofirmus Nielsen et al. 1995

In 2019, it was found in a hyperalkaline spring in Zambales (Philippines) a bacterial consortium of a strain of Bacillus pseudofirmus with Bacillus agaradhaerens that can biodegrade LDPE plastic.^[2]

This species has been recently transferred into the genus Alkalihalobacillus. ^[3] The correct nomenclature is Alkalihalobacillus pseudofirmus.