Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius

Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Geobacillus
Species:
G. thermoglucosidasius
Binomial name
Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius
For the original genus of thermoglucosidasius, see Bacillus. For thermophillic organisms in general, see Thermophile. For the Geobacillus type species, see Geobacillus stearothermophilus.

Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius is a thermophilic gram-positive bacterium, and a member of the Bacillota phylum. It was first isolated from soil in Japan in 1983.

The species name thermoglucosidasius comes from the words therme denoting heat, and glucosidasius denoting starch-hydrolyzing glucosidase activity.

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