bacillus aerophilus bacillus aerophilus bacillus aerophilus is a species of bacteria first isolated from cryogenic tubes used for collecting air samples from high altitudes, hence its name. its type strain is 28kt (=mtcc 7304t =jcm 13347t). bacillus aerophilus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: bacillus species: b. aerophilus binomial name bacillus aerophilusshivaji et al. 2006