| Cross Index | Salinicoccus roseus |
| 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, Micrococcus, Planococcus, Staphylococcus,, Stomatococcus mucilaginsosus |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset |
| Salinicoccus roseus |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Gram positive |
| Morphology | cocci arranged in pairs or tetrads |
| Motility | non motile |
| Specialized structures | no endospores |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface | pink to red colonies |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Salinicoccus roseus |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | chemoorganotropic |
| Oxygen | aerobic |
| pH | |
| Temperature | 15-40 oC optimum 37 oC |
| Requirements | moderate halophile requires 0.9-25% NaCl, optimum 10% |
| Products | no acids from carbohydrates |
| Enzymes | catalase positive, oxidase positive |
| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | marine |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Salinicoccus roseus |
| G+C Mol % | 51 |
| Reference | Salinicoccus roseus |
| First citation | Ventosa et al 1990
Syst. Appl Microbiol. 13: 29-33 Ventosa et al 1990 IJSB 40:320-321 |
| The Prokaryotes | |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 531 |
| References |