''Modicisalibacter'' is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...
, non-
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, ...
-forming,
aerobic
Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen.
Aerobic may also refer to
* Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity
* Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise
* Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cell ...
, moderately
halophilic
The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...
and motile genus from the family of
Halomonadaceae
Halomonadaceae is a family of halophilic Pseudomonadota.
History
The family was originally described in 1988 to contain the genera ''Halomonas'' and ''Deleya''.
In 1989, ''Chromobacterium marismortui'' was reclassified as ''Chromohalobacter ma ...
, with one known species (''
Modicisalibacter tunisiensis
''Modicisalibacter'' is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, moderately halophilic
The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are class ...
'').
References
Oceanospirillales
Monotypic bacteria genera
Bacteria genera
Taxa described in 2007
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