virgibacillus halophilus virgibacillus halophilus virgibacillus halophilus is a gram-positive, round-spore-forming, rod-shaped and halophilic bacterium from the genus of virgibacillus which has been isolated from field soil from kakegawa in japan. virgibacillus halophilus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: virgibacillus species: v. halophilus binomial name virgibacillus halophilusan et al. 2007 type strain 5b133e, 5b73c, iam 15308, jcm 21758, kctc 13935