thermicanus aegyptius thermicanus aegyptius thermicanus aegyptius is a microaerophile and thermophilic bacterium from the genus thermicanus, which has been isolated from oxic soil in egypt. thermicanus aegyptius scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales genus: thermicanus species: t. aegyptius binomial name thermicanus aegyptiusgößner et al. 2000 type strain atcc 700890, dsm 12793, et-5b