Bacillus stratosphericus
| Bacillus stratosphericus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae |
| Genus: | Bacillus |
| Species: | B. stratosphericus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bacillus stratosphericus Shivaji et al., 2006 [1] | |
Bacillus stratosphericus is a microbe commonly found in high concentrations in the stratosphere. It is commonly found in the atmosphere but brought down to Earth as a result of atmospheric cycling processes. Scientists have successfully engineered it to create a biofilm which produce electricity.[2]
References
- ↑ S. Shivaji; P. Chaturvedi; K. Suresh; G. S. N. Reddy; C. B. S. Dutt; M. Wainwright; J. V. Narlikar; P. M. Bhargava (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. PMID 16825614.
- ↑ Jinwei Zhang; Enren Zhang; Keith Scott; J. Grant Burgess (2012). "Enhanced electricity production by use of reconstituted artificial consortia of estuarine bacteria grown as biofilms". Environmental Science & Technology. 46 (5): 2984–2992. doi:10.1021/es2020007.
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