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| Genus: | Jeotgalicoccus Yoon et al. 2003 |
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J. aerolatus Martin et al. 2011 | |
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.
The genus contains following species:
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