''Tetragenococcus'' 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 ...

, facultatively

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 nonmotile bacterial genus from the family of

Enterococcaceae The Enterococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria placed in the order Lactobacillales. Representative genera include ''Enterococcus'', '' Melissococcus'', '' Pilibacter'', '' Tetragenococcus'', and '' Vagococcus''. In this family are s ...

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