''Geodermatophilus siccatus'' 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

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bacterium from the genus ''

Geodermatophilus ''Geodermatophilus'' is a Gram-positive genus of bacteria from the phylum Actinomycetota. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechno ...

'' which has been isolated from arid sand near Ourba in

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References

Bacteria described in 2013 Actinomycetia {{Geodermatophilus-stub