Oceanobacillus
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Oceanobacillus is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped and motile bacteria genus from the family of Bacillaceae with a peritrichous flagella.[1][2][3][4] Oceanobacillus species are commonly found in saline environment.[4]
| Oceanobacillus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Amphibacillaceae |
| Genus: | Oceanobacillus Lu et al., 2002[1] |
| Type species | |
| Oceanobacillus iheyensis Lu, Nogi & Takami 2002 | |
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Characteristics of Oceanobacillus spp.
S.I. Paul et al. (2021)[4] isolated and characterized four species of the genus Oceanobacillus from marine sponges of the Saint Martin's Island Area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Colony, morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of Oceanobacillus spp. are shown in the Table below.[4]
| Test type | Test | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| Colony characters | Size | Small/Medium |
| Type | Round | |
| Color | Creamy | |
| Shape | Convex | |
| Morphological characters | Shape | Rod |
| Physiological characters | Motility | + |
| Growth at 6.5% NaCl | + | |
| Biochemical characters | Gram's staining | + |
| Oxidase | + | |
| Catalase | + | |
| Oxidative-Fermentative | O/F | |
| Motility | + | |
| Methyl Red | – | |
| Voges-Proskauer | – | |
| Indole | – | |
| H2S Production | – | |
| Urease | – | |
| Nitrate reductase | +/– | |
| β-Galactosidase | +/– | |
| Hydrolysis of | Gelatin | +/– |
| Aesculin | +/– | |
| Casein | +/– | |
| Tween 40 | + | |
| Tween 60 | + | |
| Tween 80 | +/– | |
| Acid production from | Glycerol | +/– |
| Galactose | +/– | |
| D-Glucose | + | |
| D-Fructose | + | |
| D-Mannose | + | |
| Mannitol | +/– | |
| N-Acetylglucosamine | + | |
| Amygdalin | +/– | |
| Maltose | + | |
| D-Melibiose | +/– | |
| D-Trehalose | + | |
| Glycogen | +/– | |
| D-Turanose | + |
Note: + = Positive, – =Negative, O = Oxidative, F = Fermentative
Phylogeny
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Perspective
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[5]
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Unassigned species:
- "O. aidingensis" Liu & Yang 2014
- "O. cibarius" Roh 2007q
- "O. gochujangensis" Jang et al. 2014
- "O. halophilum" Tang et al. 2014 non Amoozegar et al. 2016
- "O. sediminis" Zhao et al. 2022
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