lentibacillus salarius lentibacillus salarius lentibacillus salarius is a gram-positive, spore-forming and moderately halophilic bacterium from the genus of lentibacillus which has been isolated from saline sedimens from the xinjiang province. lentibacillus salarius scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: lentibacillus species: l. salarius binomial name lentibacillus salariusjeon et al. 2005 type strain bh139