lentibacillus halophilus lentibacillus halophilus lentibacillus halophilus is a gram-positive, strictly aerobic, extremely halophilic and spore-forming bacterium from the genus of lentibacillus which has been isolated from nam pla. lentibacillus halophilus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: lentibacillus species: l. halophilus binomial name lentibacillus halophilustanasupawat et al. 2006 type strain ps11-2