''Alkalicoccus saliphilus'' 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. The Gram stain is ...

and haloalkaliphilic bacterium from the genus of ''

Alkalicoccus ''Alkalicoccus'' is a genus of Gram-Positive rod-shaped bacteria in the family ''Bacillaceae'' from the order ''Bacillales.'' The type species of this genus is ''Alkalicoccus saliphilus.'' Members of ''Alkalicoccus'' were previously species (exc ...

''. It was first isolated from the

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of a mineral pool in the Malvizza mud volcanoes of

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and can tolerate concentrations of up to 25%

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References

Bacillaceae Bacteria described in 2005 {{Bacilli-stub