Other numbers: ATCC 700606, CIP 106702, DSM 5271, JCM 12303, LMG 17943, strain WN13. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < B.J. Tindall (Bacillus haloalkaliphilus) < J. Weisser. Isolated from: Lake Abu Gabara; Egypt, Wadi Natrun (6074). Additional information: Type (6836); Type of Bacillus haloalkaliphilus (6074). Unusual osmoregulation, extremely halotolerant, haloalkaliphilic (5432). Cultivation conditions: Medium 76, 37°C.