''Arsenicicoccus'' 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 ...

, non-

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual reproduction, sexual (in fungi) or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for biological dispersal, dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores fo ...

-forming and

facultatively anaerobic A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but is capable of switching to fermentation if oxygen is absent. Some examples of facultatively anaerobic bacteria are ''Staphylococcus' ...

bacterial genus from the family

Dermatophilaceae The ''Dermatophilaceae'' is a Gram-positive family of bacteria placed within the order of Actinomycetales. Dermatophilaceae bacteria occur on animal and human skin and in fish guts. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the Lis ...

. The genus was previously in the family

Intrasporangiaceae Intrasporangiaceae is an actinomycete family. The family is named after the type genus '' Intrasporangium''. The type species of ''Intrasporangium'' ('' I. calvum'') was originally thought to form endospores; however, the mycelium of this strain ...

, but was reclassified in 2018.

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