Salinicoccus

Salinicoccus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Staphylococcales
Family:	Salinicoccaceae
Genus:	Salinicoccus Ventosa et al. 1990 [1]
Type species
Salinicoccus roseus Ventosa et al. 1990
Species [2]
See text
Synonyms
LacicoccusBello et al. 2024

Salinococcus is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae.

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. ^[3]

Description

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.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) ^[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). ^[2]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024 [4] [5] [6]

120 marker proteins based GTDB 09-RS220 [7] [8] [9]

Salinicoccus S. albusChen et al. 2009 S. kunmingensis Chen et al. 2007 S. qingdaonensisQu et al. 2012 S. alkaliphilusZhang et al. 2002 S. halitifaciensRamana et al. 2013 S. cypriniTalwar et al. 2020 S. sesuviiKämpfer et al. 2011 S. hispanicus(Marquez, Ventosa & Ruiz-Berraquero 1990) Ventosa et al. 1993 S. haloduransWang et al. 2008 S. carnicancriJung et al. 2010 S. sediminisKumar et al. 2015 S. iranensisAmoozegar et al. 2008 S. amylolyticusSrinivas et al. 2016 S. roseusVentosa et al. 1990 S. luteusZhang et al. 2007 S. salsiraiaeFrança et al. 2007 S. jeotgali Aslam et al. 2007 S. siamensisPakdeeto et al. 2007 Lacicoccus Salinicoccus s.s.

Salinicoccus "Ca. S. merdavium" Gilroy et al. 2021 S. qingdaonensis S. alkaliphilus S. halitifaciens "S. kekensis" Gao et al. 2010 S. albus S. halodurans "Ca. S. stercoripullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021 S. carnicancri S. sediminis S. cyprini S. hispanicus S. luteus S. roseus Lacicoccus Salinicoccus s.s.

Unassigned species:

• "S. halophilus" Birdilla Selva Donio et al. 2018
• "S. marinus" Yong, Lee & Park 2003
• "S. salitudinis" Chen et al. 2008

See also

• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

References

1. A.C. Parte; et al. "Salinicoccus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2025-02-28.
2. C.L. Schoch; et al. "Salinicoccus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
3. 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
4. "The LTP" . Retrieved 10 December 2024.
5. "LTP_all tree in newick format" . Retrieved 10 December 2024.
6. "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
7. "GTDB release 09-RS220". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2024.
8. "bac120_r220.sp_labels". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2024.
9. "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2024.