''Salinococcus'' is a

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cocci belonging to the

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. The genus name is derived from Latin ''salinus'' - saline, and

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). The genus was described in 1990 by Ventosa ''et al''.Ventosa A, Marquez, MC, Ruiz-Berraquero F and Kocur, M (1990) ''Salinicoccus roseus'' gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic Gram-positive coccus. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13, 29-33

Description

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%.

Genome

No species in this genus has had its genome sequenced to date.

Clinical

Species in this genus are not known to cause disease.

References

Staphylococcaceae Bacteria genera {{Staphylococcaceae-stub