''Aliidiomarina minuta'' is a

halophilic The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...

, alkaliphilic, aerobic and motile bacterium from the genus of ''

Aliidiomarina ''Aliidiomarina'' is a genus of halophilic The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bact ...

'' which was first isolated from water from the Mono Lake from the United States. Under adverse environmental conditions, ''A. marina'' shrinks to around 0.2 μm * 0.1 μm in size as a survival mechanism. This characteristic is unique to other species within the genus and gives ''A. marina'' the ability to pass through 0.22 μm filters (commonly used in filter sterilisation).

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Bacteria described in 2016 Alteromonadales {{Alteromonadales-stub