Jeotgalicoccus halophilus Liu et al., 2011
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- phylum
- Firmicutes
- class
- Bacilli
- order
- Bacillales
- family
- Staphylococcaceae
- genus
- Jeotgalicoccus
- species
- Jeotgalicoccus halophilus
Abstract
Jeotgalicoccus halophilus is a species of bacteria. It is one of the phylum Bacillota; and it is categorized as a Gram-positive bacteria. The species is halotolerant and it grows at NaCl content of 0.1 to 16% - its optimal values for growth are between 2 and 3%. The cells are coccoid.
Etymology
The genus name Jeotgalicoccus is derived from the Latin word "Jeotgalum" and refers to the locality of the first-described discovery, it was isolated from the Korean fish sauce Jeotgal. The species name refers to the halophile of the species.