Salinicoccus
Sign in to saveSalinococcus is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumFirmicutes
- ClassBacilli
- OrderStaphylococcales
- FamilySalinicoccaceae
Habitatmarine
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Staphylococcaceae
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- taxon name
- Salinicoccus
- Gram staining
- gram-positive bacteria
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Salinococcus is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae.
The genus name is derived from Latin salinus - saline, and Greek kokkos - a grain or berry). The genus was described in 1990 by Ventosa et al.
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