''Luteococcus sediminum'' 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. Gram-positive bac ...

and strictly

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bacterium from the genus ''

Luteococcus ''Luteococcus'' is a bacterial genus from the family Propionibacteriaceae The Propionibacteriaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain te ...

'' which has been isolated from deep subseafloor sediments from the

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in the

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References

Propionibacteriales Bacteria described in 2014 {{Propionibacterineae-stub