Jeotgalicoccus halophilus

Jeotgalicoccus halophilus is a species of bacteria.[1] It is one of the Phylum Firmicutes, it is Gram-positive.[2] The species is halotolerant, it grows at NaCl content of 0.1 to 16% and optimal values are between 2 and 3%.[2] The cells are coccoid.

Jeotgalicoccus halophilus
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J. halophilus
Binomial name
Jeotgalicoccus halophilus
Liu et al. 2011

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.[1]

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References

  1. Euzéby, J. P. "List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature". Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  2. Wen-Yan Liu, Lin-Lin Jiang, Chun-Jing Guo and Su Sheng Yang. Jeotgalicoccus halophilus sp. nov., isolated from salt lakes In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Volume 61, no. 7, Juli 2011, S. 1720–1724.


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