Salinicoccus
{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}}
{{Taxobox
| domain = Bacteria
| regnum = Bacillati
| phylum = Bacillota
| classis = Bacilli
| ordo = Staphylococcales
| familia = Salinicoccaceae
| genus = Salinicoccus
| genus_authority = Ventosa et al. 1990
| type_species = Salinicoccus roseus
| type_species_authority =Ventosa et al. 1990
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
| synonyms =
- Lacicoccus Bello 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.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 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){{cite web |author=A.C. Parte |url=https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/salinicoccus |title=Salinicoccus |access-date=2025-02-28 |publisher=List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) |display-authors=et al.}} and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).{{cite web |author=C.L. Schoch |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=45669&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock |title=Salinicoccus |access-date=2025-02-28 |publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database |display-authors=et al.}}
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=1 style="width:30em"| 16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024{{cite web |title=The LTP |url=https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/#LTP| access-date=10 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=LTP_all tree in newick format |url=https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/wp-content/uploads/ltp/LTP_all_10_2024.ntree |access-date=10 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=LTP_10_2024 Release Notes |url=https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/wp-content/uploads/ltp/LTP_10_2024_release_notes.pdf |access-date=10 December 2024}}
! colspan=1 style="width:32em"| 120 marker proteins based GTDB 09-RS220{{cite web |title=GTDB release 09-RS220 |url=https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/about#4%7C |website=Genome Taxonomy Database |access-date=10 May 2024}}{{cite web |title=bac120_r220.sp_labels |url=https://data.gtdb.ecogenomic.org/releases/release220/220.0/auxillary_files/bac120_r220.sp_labels.tree |website=Genome Taxonomy Database |access-date=10 May 2024}}{{cite web |title=Taxon History |url=https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/taxon_history/ |website=Genome Taxonomy Database |access-date=10 May 2024}} |
|---|
| style="vertical-align:top|
{{barlabel |size=0 |at1=-5 |label1=Lacicoccus |bar1=green |at2=2 |label2=Salinicoccus s.s. |bar2=green |cladogram= {{Clade | style=font-size:90%;line-height:80% |label1=Salinicoccus |1={{clade |1={{clade |1=S. albus Chen et al. 2009 |2={{clade |1={{clade |1=S. kunmingensis Chen et al. 2007|barbegin1=green |2=S. qingdaonensis Qu et al. 2012|bar2=green }} |2={{clade |1=S. alkaliphilus Zhang et al. 2002|bar1=green |2=S. halitifaciens Ramana et al. 2013|barend2=green }} }} }} |2={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1=S. cyprini Talwar et al. 2020|barbegin1=green |2={{clade |1=S. sesuvii Kämpfer et al. 2011|bar1=green |2=S. hispanicus (Marquez, Ventosa & }} }} |2={{clade |1=S. halodurans Wang et al. 2008|bar1=green |2={{clade |1=S. carnicancri Jung et al. 2010|bar1=green |2=S. sediminis Kumar et al. 2015|bar2=green }} }} }} |2={{clade |1={{clade |1=S. iranensis Amoozegar et al. 2008|bar1=green |2={{clade |1=S. amylolyticus Srinivas et al. 2016|bar1=green |2=S. roseus Ventosa et al. 1990|bar2=green }} }} |2={{clade |1=S. luteus Zhang et al. 2007|bar1=green |2={{clade |1=S. salsiraiae França et al. 2007|bar1=green |2={{clade |1=S. jeotgali Aslam et al. 2007|bar1=green |2=S. siamensis Pakdeeto et al. 2007|barend2=green }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} | {{barlabel |size=0 |at1=-3.5 |label1=Lacicoccus |bar1=green |at2=2 |label2=Salinicoccus s.s. |bar2=green |cladogram= {{Clade | style=font-size:90%;line-height:80% |label1=Salinicoccus |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1="Ca. S. merdavium" Gilroy et al. 2021|barbegin1=green |2=S. qingdaonensis|bar2=green }} |2={{clade |1=S. alkaliphilus|bar1=green |2={{clade |1=S. halitifaciens|bar1=green |2="S. kekensis" Gao et al. 2010|barend2=green }} }} }} |2={{clade |1={{clade |1=S. albus|barbegin1=green |2={{clade |1=S. halodurans|bar1=green |2={{clade |1="Ca. S. stercoripullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021|bar1=green |2={{clade |1=S. carnicancri|bar1=green |2=S. sediminis|bar2=green }} }} }} }} |2={{clade |1={{clade |1=S. cyprini|bar1=green |2=S. hispanicus|bar2=green }} |2={{clade |1=S. luteus|bar1=green |2=S. roseus|barend2=green }} }} }} }} }} }} |
Unassigned species:
- "S. halophilus" Birdilla Selva Donio et al. 2018
- "S. marinus" Yong, Lee & Park 2003
- "S. salitudinis" Chen et al. 2008
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Portal bar|Biology}}
{{Bacteria classification}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q3209467}}
{{Staphylococcaceae-stub}}