gracilibacillus boraciitolerans gracilibacillus boraciitolerans gracilibacillus boraciitolerans is a highly boron-tolerant and moderately halotolerant bacterium. it is motile, gram-positive and rod-shaped. t-16xt (=dsm 17256t =iam15263t =atccbaa-1190t) is its type strain. gracilibacillus boraciitolerans scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: gracilibacillus species: g. boraciitoleransahmed et al. 2007 binomial name gracilibacillus boraciitolerans