Bacillus altitudinis is a species of bacteria first isolated from cryogenic tubes used for collecting air samples from high altitudes, hence its name. Its type strain is 41KF2bT (=MTCC 7306T =JCM 13350T).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Caryophanales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae |
| Genus: | Bacillus |
| Species: | B. altitudinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bacillus altitudinis Shivaji et al. 2006
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References
edit- ^ Shivaji, S. (2006). "Bacillus aerius sp. nov., Bacillus aerophilus sp. nov., Bacillus stratosphericus sp. nov. and Bacillus altitudinis sp. nov., isolated from cryogenic tubes used for collecting air samples from high altitudes". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (7): 1465–1473. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64029-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 16825614.
Further reading
edit- Esakkiraj, Palanichamy; Usha, Rajamony; Palavesam, Arunachalam; Immanuel, Grasian (2012). "Solid-state production of esterase using fish processing wastes by Bacillus altitudinis AP-MSU". Food and Bioproducts Processing. 90 (3): 370–376. doi:10.1016/j.fbp.2011.12.008. ISSN 0960-3085.
- Mao, Shurui; Lu, Zhaoxin; Zhang, Chong; Lu, Fengxia; Bie, Xiaomei (Feb 2013). "Purification, Characterization, and Heterologous Expression of a Thermostable β-1,3-1,4-Glucanase from Bacillus altitudinis YC-9". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 169 (3): 960–975. doi:10.1007/s12010-012-0064-3. PMID 23292246. S2CID 23942607.
- Sreeja, S. J., et al. "Optimization of cellulase production by Bacillus altitudinis APS MSU and Bacillus licheniformis APS2 MSU, gut isolates of fish Etroplus suratensis." (2013).
- Sunar, Kiran; Dey, Pannalal; Chakraborty, Usha; Chakraborty, Bishwanath (2013). "Biocontrol efficacy and plant growth promoting activity of Bacillus altitudinisisolated from Darjeeling hills, India". Journal of Basic Microbiology. 55: 91–104. doi:10.1002/jobm.201300227. ISSN 0233-111X. PMID 23996212. S2CID 206135094.
External links
edit- "Bacillus altitudinis". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- LPSN
- Type strain of Bacillus altitudinis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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