Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens

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

Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens
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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

  • Organisms breaking down plastic

References

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