Jeotgalicoccus

Jeotgalicoccus is a genus of gram-positive bacteria. The cells are coccoid which means that they look like a circle or sphere. Most of  the species are facultatively anaerobic. They are halotolerant to halophilic.

Jeotgalicoccus is named after the Korean fish sauce jeotgal from whence these bacteria were first isolated.

 Systematics 
The genus contains following species:
 Jeotgalicoccus aerolatus Martin et al. 2011
 Jeotgalicoccus coquinae Martin et al. 2011
 Jeotgalicoccus halophilus Liu et al. 2011
 Jeotgalicoccus halotolerans Yoon et al. 2003
 Jeotgalicoccus huakuii Guo et al. 2010
 Jeotgalicoccus marinus Chen et al. 2009
 Jeotgalicoccus nanhaiensis Liu et al. 2011
 Jeotgalicoccus pinnipedialis Hoyles et al. 2004
 Jeotgalicoccus psychrophilus Yoon et al. 2003

 References

Category:Gram-positive bacteria