Jeotgalicoccus halophilus
(c) Costin Stoica
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Phylum Firmicutes, Class Bacilli, Order Bacillales, Family Staphylococcaceae, Genus Jeotgalicoccus, Jeotgalicoccus halophilus Liu
et al. 2011.
Gram-positive cocci, 0.5-0.8 μm diameter. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies are circular, smooth, entire, slightly raised, pale yellow and 1-2 mm in
diameter after 3 days. A light pink, diffusible pigment is produced after a few days
incubation. Grows with 0.1-16% (w/v) NaCl (optimum 2-3% NaCl), at 4-40 ºC
(optimum 30-35 ºC) and at pH 5.5-10 (optimum pH 7.5). Facultatively anaerobic.
Isolated from salt lakes (2 strains), in China. Susceptible to rifampicin, ampicillin & gentamicin. Resistant to streptomycin,
chloramphenicol, kanamycin, erythromycin, tetracycline, spectinomycin & nalidixic acid.
Undetermined.
  1. Wen-Yan Liu, Lin-Lin Jiang, Chun-Jing Guo, Su Sheng Yang. Jeotgalicoccus halophilus sp. nov., isolated from salt lakes. Int J Syst
    Evol Microbiol, July 2011 61: 1720-1724.
Positive results for catalase, casein hydrolysis, oxidase, phenylalanine deaminase,
starch hydrolysis, urease, acid production from: D-fructose, D-glucose, D-mannitol
(type strain) & sucrose. Utilizes D-mannitol (type strain), sucrose, D-fructose,
D-glucose & maltose.

Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, phosphatase, lecithinase, esculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, H
2S production, indole
production, methyl red test, nitrate reduction, xanthine hydrolysis, hypoxanthine hydrolysis, Voges–Proskauer test, acid production
from: arabinose, D-galactose, lactose, maltose, trehalose & D-xylose. Does not utilize L-arabinose, cellobiose, D-galactose,
glycogen, lactose, D-mannose, trehalose & D-xylose.
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