Oceanobacillus
Oceanobacillus is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped and motile bacteria genus from the family of Bacillaceae with a peritrichous flagella. Oceanobacillus species are commonly found in saline environment.
Characteristics of ''Oceanobacillus'' spp.
S.I. Paul et al. 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.| Test type | Test | Characteristics |
| Colony characters | Size | Small/Medium |
| Colony characters | Type | Round |
| Colony characters | Color | Creamy |
| Colony characters | Shape | Convex |
| Morphological characters | Shape | Rod |
| Physiological characters | Motility | |
| Physiological characters | Growth at 6.5% NaCl | |
| Biochemical characters | Gram's staining | |
| Biochemical characters | Oxidase | |
| Biochemical characters | Catalase | |
| Biochemical characters | Oxidative-Fermentative | O/F |
| Biochemical characters | Motility | |
| Biochemical characters | Methyl Red | – |
| Biochemical characters | Voges-Proskauer | – |
| Biochemical characters | Indole | – |
| Biochemical characters | H2S Production | – |
| Biochemical characters | Urease | – |
| Biochemical characters | Nitrate reductase | |
| Biochemical characters | β-Galactosidase | |
| Hydrolysis of | Gelatin | |
| Hydrolysis of | Aesculin | |
| Hydrolysis of | Casein | |
| Hydrolysis of | Tween 40 | |
| Hydrolysis of | Tween 60 | |
| Hydrolysis of | Tween 80 | |
| Acid production from | Glycerol | |
| Acid production from | Galactose | |
| Acid production from | D-Glucose | |
| Acid production from | D-Fructose | |
| Acid production from | D-Mannose | |
| Acid production from | Mannitol | |
| Acid production from | N-Acetylglucosamine | |
| Acid production from | Amygdalin | |
| Acid production from | Maltose | |
| Acid production from | D-Melibiose | |
| Acid production from | D-Trehalose | |
| Acid production from | Glycogen | |
| Acid production from | D-Turanose |
Note: + = Positive, – =Negative, O = Oxidative, F = Fermentative
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature and National Center for Biotechnology Information.Unassigned species: