alkalihalobacillus patagoniensis alkalihalobacillus patagoniensis alkalihalobacillus patagoniensis is a gram-positive, rod-shaped and spore-forming bacterium from the genus of alkalihalobacillus which has been isolated from the rhizosphere of the plant atriplex lampa from patagonia. alkalihalobacillus patagoniensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: alkalihalobacillus species: a. patagoniensis binomial name alkalihalobacillus patagoniensis(olivera et al. 2005) patel and gupta 2020 type strain pat 05 synonyms bacillus patagoniensis