A novel bacterial strain NIO-1130T was isolated
from sediment sample taken from Chorao Island, Goa Province,
India, and subjected to a taxonomic investigation. The
strain was Gram-positive, aerobic, and motile. Phylogenetic
analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences placed the isolate
within the genus Bacillus and strain NIO-1130T showed highest
sequence similarity with Bacillus halosaccharovorans DSM
25387T (98.4 %) and Bacillus niabensis CIP 109816T (98.1 %),
whereas other Bacillus species showed