Salinicoccus

Salinococcus is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae.

Salinicoccus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Kingdom:
Eubacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Bacillales
Family:
Staphylococcaceae
Genus:
Salinicoccus

Ventosa et al., 1990
Species

Salinicoccus albus
Salinicoccus alkaliphilus
Salinicoccus carnicancri
Salinicoccus halodurans
Salinicoccus hispanicus
Salinicoccus iranensis
Salinicoccus jeotgali
Salinicoccus kekensis
Salinicoccus kunmingensis
Salinicoccus luteus
Salinicoccus marinus
Salinicoccus roseus
Salinicoccus salitudinis
Salinicoccus salsiraiae
Salinicoccus siamensis

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.[1]

Description

The type strain is Salinicoccus roseus.

The genomic DNA G+C content of the species in this genus lies within the range of 46–51 mol%.

Genome

No species in this genus has had its genome sequenced to date.

Clinical

Species in this genus are not known to cause disease.

References
  1. Ventosa A, Marquez, MC, Ruiz-Berraquero F and Kocur, M (1990) Salinicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic Gram-positive coccus. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13, 29-33


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