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Salinococcus is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae.
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| Genus: | Salinicoccus Ventosa et al., 1990 |
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Salinicoccus albus | |
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]
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%.
No species in this genus has had its genome sequenced to date.
Species in this genus are not known to cause disease.
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