| Cross Index | Marinococcus |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Gram Positive Cocci |
| Compare | aerobes:
Deinobacter
grandis Deinococcus, Marinococcus, Micrococcus,
Planococcus , Salinicoccus roseus facultative anaerobes: Aerococcus viridans, Enterococcus, Gemella haemolysans, Lactococcus Leuconostoc, Melissococcus pluton, Pediococcus, Saccharococcus thermophilus, Staphylococcus, Stomatococcus mucilaginsos, Streptococcus, Trichococcus flocculiformis, Vagococcus anaerobes Coprococcus, Peptococcus niger , Peptostreptococcus, Ruminococcus, Sarcina Catalase positive:Deinococcus, Marinococcus Micrococcus, Planococcus, Staphylococcus,, Stomatococcus mucilaginsosus |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset | M. halophilus, M. albus and M. hispanicus |
| Marinococcus |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Gram positive to Gram variable |
| Morphology | cocci occurring singly, in pairs or occasionally in tetrads |
| Motility | motile by a few flagella |
| Specialized structures | no sporing |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface | smooth convex colonies often with a yellow-orange non diffusing pigment |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Marinococcus |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | chemoorganotrophs with a respiratory metabolism |
| Oxygen | aerobic |
| pH | |
| Temperature | optimum 30-37 oC |
| Requirements | moderate halophile requiring 0.5-20 % NaCl.Planococcus can grow albeit poorly in the absence of NaCl whereas Marinococcus cannot |
| Products | |
| Enzymes | catalase positive |
| Unique features | M. halophilus grows on nutrient agar containing 20% NaCl and is resistent to 5 ug of streptomycin Marinococcus contains meso diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall whereas Planococcus contains L-lysine-D-Glutamic acid |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | marine environments and saline soil |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Marinococcus |
| G+C Mol % | 44-47 |
| Reference | Marinococcus |
| First citation | Hao et al 1984 J. Gen.
Appl. Microbiol 30: 449-459 Hao et al 1985 IJSB 35:535 |
| The Prokaryotes | p 1782 Genera related to the Genus Bacillus- Sporolactobacillus, Sporosarcina, Planococcus, Filibacter and Caryohanon by D. Claus, D. Fritze, and M. Kocur |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 529 |
| References |