''Egicoccus halophilus'' is a
Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
Gram-positive bact ...
, moderately
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, ...
,
alkalitolerant, non-
spore-forming and non-motile bacterium from the genus ''Egicoccus'' which has been isolated from
saline-alkaline soil in
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
in
China.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Egicoccus halophilus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Actinomycetota
Bacteria described in 2016
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