Salinicoccus

Salinicoccus
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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

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.[1]

  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