Fig. 1

(a) A phylogenetic tree depicting the evolutionary relationships among Virgibacillus strains derived from their 16 S rRNA gene sequences. (b) Oxidation of 2,6-DMP by V. salarius. (c) The microscopic image of the microorganism. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of V. salarius at (d) 5 kx and (e) 50 kx magnification.