ornithinibacillus halophilus ornithinibacillus halophilus ornithinibacillus halophilus is a gram-positive, moderately halophilic, rod-shaped and motile bacterium from the genus of ornithinibacillus which has been isolated from brine from the aran-bidgol salt lake in iran. ornithinibacillus halophilus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: ornithinibacillus species: o. halophilus binomial name ornithinibacillus halophilusbagheri et al. 2013 type strain dsm 23996, ibrc-m 10444, j8b