desertibacillus desertibacillus desertibacillus is a gram-positive, non-endospore-forming and rod-shaped genus of bacteria from the family of bacillaceae with one known species (desertibacillus haloalkaliphilus). desertibacillus haloalkaliphilus has been isolated from a saline desert from little rann of kutch. desertibacillus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: desertibacillusbhatt et al. 2017 type species desertibacillus haloalkaliphilus species d. haloalkaliphilus