Lysinibacillus fusiformis

Lysinibacillus fusiformis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Caryophanaceae
Genus: Lysinibacillus
Species:
L. fusiformis
Binomial name
Lysinibacillus fusiformis
(Ahmed et al., 2007)
Type strain
ZC1
ZB2
HK1
B-1
DSM 2898
JCM 12229
LMG 9816
ATCC 7055
CCUG 28888
NBRC 15717
Synonyms

Bacillus fusiformis
Aerobacillus fusiformis
(Meyer and Gottheil, 1901)
Bacillus sphaericus subsp. fusiformis
(Smith et al., 1946)

Lysinibacillus fusiformis (commonly abbreviated L. fusiformis) is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Lysinibacillus. Scientists have yet to completely characterize this microbe's pathogenic nature. Though little is known about this organism, several genome sequencing projects for various strains of L. fusiformis are currently underway.