''Rubrobacter marinus'' 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 ...
bacterium from the genus of ''
Rubrobacter
''Rubrobacter'' is a genus of Actinomycetota. It is radiotolerant and may rival ''Deinococcus radiodurans'' in this regard.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN ...
'' which has been isolated from deep-sea sediments from the
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Phil ...
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References
Rubrobacterales
Bacteria described in 2020
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