Alkalicoccus saliphilus
Species of bacterium
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Alkalicoccus saliphilus is a Gram-positive and haloalkaliphilic bacterium from the genus Alkalicoccus.[1][3] It was first isolated from the algal mat of a mineral pool in the Malvizza mud volcanoes of Campania and can tolerate concentrations of up to 25% sodium chloride.[2]
| Alkalicoccus saliphilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae |
| Genus: | Alkalicoccus |
| Species: | A. saliphilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Alkalicoccus saliphilus (Romano et al. 2005) Zhao et al. 2017[1] | |
| Type strain[2] | |
| 6AG | |
| Synonyms[3][4] | |
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Bacillus saliphilus | |
