virgibacillus salinus virgibacillus salinus virgibacillus salinus is a gram-positive moderately halophilic bacterium from the genus of virgibacillus. virgibacillus salinus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: virgibacillus species: v. salinus binomial name virgibacillus salinuscarrasco et al. 2009 type strain dsm 18441, jcm 12946, strain sa-vb1