| Halococcus |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Archaea, Halophilic Archaeobacteria |
| Compare | Haloarcula , Halobacterium, Halococcus , Haloferax ,Natronobacterium , Natronococcus occultus |
| Contrast | Methanogens Cell Wall-Less Archaeobacteria Sulfate Reducing Archaeobacteria Halophilic Archaeobacteria Extremely Thermophilic Archaeobacteria |
| Subset |
| Morphology | Halococcus |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Stains mainly Gram-negative with at least some cells Gram-positive |
| Morphology | Cocci, 0.8-1.5 um in diameter, occurring in pairs, tetrads, sarcina packets, or irregular clusters |
| Motility | Nonmotile. |
| Specialized structures | Nonsporeforming |
| Division | Divide by septation |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface | Colonies are red to orange due to carotenoids in the cells |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Halococcus |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | Chemoorganotrophic. |
| Oxygen | Strictly aerobic |
| pH | |
| Temperature | Optimum temperature: 30-37`C |
| Requirements | Require at least 2.5 M NaCl for growth and 3.5-4.5 M NaCl for best growth No lysis occurs in hypotonic solutions |
| Products | |
| Enzymes | Oxidase- and catalase-positive |
| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Halococcus |
| G+C Mol % | 61-66 (Tm |
| Reference | Halococcus |
| First citation | Schoop, G 1935 a
Obligat halophile Mikroben. Zentralbl. Bakteriol.
Parasitenk Infektionskr Hyg Abt 1: 134: 14-26 Schoop, G. 1935 Halococcus litoralis , ein obligat halophiler Farbstofbildner. Deut. Tierarztyl. Wochenwschr 43: 817-820 |
| The Prokaryotes | p |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 2228 H. Larsen |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 743 |