Marinococcus halophilus (DSM 20408, ATCC 27964, CCM 2706)

Name: Marinococcus halophilus (DSM 20408, ATCC 27964, CCM 2706)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 1369

Type strain

Strain Designation HK 718

Culture col. no. DSM 20408 ATCC 27964 CCM 2706 JCM 2479 NRCC 14033 11 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1371

Special Collections DSMZ JCM KCTC CIP JMRC

History DSMZ <- D.J. Kushner <- NRCC <- ? JCM <-- M. V. Hao HK 718 <-- CCM 2706 <-- T. J. Novitsky 14033. CIP <- 1996, JCM <- M.V. Hao: strain HK 718 <- CCM <- T.J. Novitsky

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Marinococcus halophilus HK 718 is an obligate aerobe, Gram-positive, motile bacterium that was isolated from salted mackerel.

Gram-positive motile coccus-shaped obligate aerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 66132

LMG 17439,ATCC 27964,CCM 2706,DSM 20408,IAM 12844,JCM 2479,CIP 104819,NCIMB 13496,VKM Ac-1985,KCTC 2843,NBRC 102359,CIP 104759

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:25:14

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Bacillaceae

Genus Marinococcus

Species Marinococcus halophilus

Full scientific name Marinococcus halophilus (Novitsky and Kushner 1976) Hao et al. 1985

Synonyms (1)

Planococcus halophilus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Marinococcus halophilus** (9)	Type strain
163288	M. halophilus JCM 2472, IAM 13405, KCTC 2850
163289	M. halophilus JCM 2473, IAM 13406
163291	M. halophilus JCM 2475, CCM 3519, IAM 13408
163292	M. halophilus JCM 2476, CCM 3521, IAM 13409
163293	M. halophilus JCM 2477, IAM 13410
163294	M. halophilus JCM 2478, IAM 13411
163295	M. halophilus JCM 2480, IAM 13412
163296	M. halophilus JCM 2481, IAM 13413
163297	M. halophilus JCM 2482, IAM 13414

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
119816	positive	coccus-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
8794	BACTO MARINE BROTH (DIFCO 2216) (DSMZ Medium 514)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: BACTO MARINE BROTH (DIFCO 2216) (DSMZ Medium 514) Composition: NaCl 19.45 g/l MgCl2 5.9 g/l Bacto peptone 5.0 g/l Na2SO4 3.24 g/l CaCl2 1.8 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l KCl 0.55 g/l NaHCO3 0.16 g/l Fe(III) citrate 0.1 g/l KBr 0.08 g/l SrCl2 0.034 g/l H3BO3 0.022 g/l Na2HPO4 0.008 g/l Na-silicate 0.004 g/l NaF 0.0024 g/l (NH4)NO3 0.0016 g/l Distilled water
39106	MEDIUM 204 - for Halorubrum, Marinococcus and Natrialba		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Sodium chloride (200.000 g);Potassium chloride (2.000 g);ManganeseII chloride tetrahydrate (0.360 mg);Magnesium sulphate heptahydrate (20.000 g);Agar (20.000 g);Yeast extract (5.000 g);Ferrous chloride tetrahydrate
119816	CIP Medium 204	Medium recipe at CIP
119816	CIP Medium 240	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
8794	positive	growth	30
39106	positive	growth	37
67770	positive	growth	30
119816	positive	growth	22-41
119816	negative	growth	5
119816	negative	growth	15

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
119816	obligate aerobe
125439	facultative anaerobe	95.762

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
119816	NaCl	positive	growth	0-10 %

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8794	A31	A1gamma m-Dpm-direct

Observation

67770

Observationquinones: MK-7

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
119816	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
119816	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
119816	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
119816	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	respiration
119816	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
119816	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
119816	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
119816	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
119816	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	from API zym
119816	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
119816	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
119816	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
119816	gelatinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
119816	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
119816	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
119816	oxidase	-
119816	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
119816	tryptophan deaminase	-
119816	tween esterase	-
119816	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
119816	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
119816	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API biotype100

@ref	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
119816	not determinedn.d.	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2
#Host	#Fishes
#Condition	#Saline

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
8794	salted mackerel
67770	Salted mackerel
119816	Salted mackerel

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence X90835 (>99% sequence identity) for Marinococcus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1141
Soil Samples	176
Animal Samples	1431
Plant Samples	69
Total Samples	2817

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8794	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
119816	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM4264756v1 assembly for Marinococcus halophilus CCM 2706	contig	GCA_042647565			1371	61.32
67770	ASM798956v1 assembly for Marinococcus halophilus NBRC 102359	contig	GCA_007989565	1371.9		1371	59.87
67770	ASM226587v1 assembly for Marinococcus halophilus KCTC 2843	contig	GCA_002265875	1371.6	2832122235	1371	59.84

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Marinococcus halophilus 16S rRNA gene, strain DSM 20408	X90835	1520	1371
20218	Marinococcus halophilus gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 2479	AB769481	1495	1371
20218	Marinococcus halophilus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 102359	AB681751	1498	1371
124043	Marinococcus halophilus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 2479.	LC379141	1495	1371

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
8794	46.4
67770	50-51	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)
67770	49.7-51.1	fluorimetric
67770	46.4	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM4264756v1 assembly for Marinococcus halophilus CCM 2706
NCBI: GCA_042647565

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	facultative anaerobe	95.76	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	variable	67.41	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	79.13	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	85.96	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Marinococcus halophilus strain KCTC 2843
PATRIC: 1371.6

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	83.03	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	95.61	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	62.05	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	78.91	yes
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	88.68	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	77.79	no

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	Heterologous ectoine production in Escherichia coli: by-passing the metabolic bottle-neck.	Bestvater T, Louis P, Galinski EA.	Saline Syst	10.1186/1746-1448-4-12	2008
	Characterization of genes for the biosynthesis of the compatible solute ectoine from Marinococcus halophilus and osmoregulated expression in Escherichia coli.	Louis P, Galinski EA.	Microbiology (Reading)	10.1099/00221287-143-4-1141	1997
Metabolism	Analysis of Zobellella denitrificans ZD1 draft genome: Genes and gene clusters responsible for high polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production from glycerol under saline conditions and its CRISPR-Cas system.	Wu YW, Yang SH, Hwangbo M, Chu KH.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0222143	2019
	Heterologous Ectoine Production in Escherichia coli: Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology.	Parwata IP, Wahyuningrum D, Suhandono S, Hertadi R.	Int J Microbiol	10.1155/2019/5475361	2019
Metabolism	Construction and characterization of an NaCl-sensitive mutant of Halomonas elongata impaired in ectoine biosynthesis.	Goller K, Ofer A, Galinski EA.	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb12960.x	1998
	Two Novel Short Peptidoglycan Recognition Proteins (PGRPs) From the Deep Sea Vesicomyidae Clam Archivesica packardana: Identification, Recombinant Expression and Bioactivity.	Kong X, Liu H, Li Y, Zhang H.	Front Physiol	10.3389/fphys.2018.01476	2018
Biotechnology	Isolation of halophilic bacteria associated with saline and alkaline-sodic soils by culture dependent approach.	Delgado-Garcia M, Contreras-Ramos SM, Rodriguez JA, Mateos-Diaz JC, Aguilar CN, Camacho-Ruiz RM.	Heliyon	10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00954	2018
Phylogeny	Phylogenetic analysis of the genera Planococcus, Marinococcus and Sporosarcina and their relationships to members of the genus Bacillus.	Farrow JA, Ash C, Wallbanks S, Collins MD.	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1016/0378-1097(92)90523-q	1992
Metabolism	Identification and characterization of EctR1, a new transcriptional regulator of the ectoine biosynthesis genes in the halotolerant methanotroph Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum 20Z.	Mustakhimov II, Reshetnikov AS, Glukhov AS, Khmelenina VN, Kalyuzhnaya MG, Trotsenko YA.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.00553-09	2010
Phylogeny	Factors Determining the Biodiversity of Halophilic Microorganisms on Historic Masonry Buildings.	Otlewska A, Adamiak J, Stryszewska T, Kanka S, Gutarowska B.	Microbes Environ	10.1264/jsme2.me16159	2017
Genetics	Osmotic Adaptation and Compatible Solute Biosynthesis of Phototrophic Bacteria as Revealed from Genome Analyses.	Imhoff JF, Rahn T, Kunzel S, Keller A, Neulinger SC.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms9010046	2020
	Microbial diversity in Maras salterns, a hypersaline environment in the Peruvian Andes.	Maturrano L, Santos F, Rossello-Mora R, Anton J.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02214-05	2006
Metabolism	Natural and engineered hydroxyectoine production based on the Pseudomonas stutzeri ectABCD-ask gene cluster.	Seip B, Galinski EA, Kurz M.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02124-10	2011
	Studies on the Biodiversity of Halophilic Microorganisms Isolated from El-Djerid Salt Lake (Tunisia) under Aerobic Conditions.	Hedi A, Sadfi N, Fardeau ML, Rebib H, Cayol JL, Ollivier B, Boudabous A.	Int J Microbiol	10.1155/2009/731786	2009
Metabolism	Synthesis of the compatible solute ectoine in Virgibacillus pantothenticus is triggered by high salinity and low growth temperature.	Kuhlmann AU, Bursy J, Gimpel S, Hoffmann T, Bremer E.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00492-08	2008
Enzymology	Potential for plant growth promotion of rhizobacteria associated with Salicornia growing in Tunisian hypersaline soils.	Mapelli F, Marasco R, Rolli E, Barbato M, Cherif H, Guesmi A, Ouzari I, Daffonchio D, Borin S.	Biomed Res Int	10.1155/2013/248078	2013
	Unravelling the adaptation responses to osmotic and temperature stress in Chromohalobacter salexigens, a bacterium with broad salinity tolerance.	Vargas C, Argandona M, Reina-Bueno M, Rodriguez-Moya J, Fernandez-Aunion C, Nieto JJ.	Saline Syst	10.1186/1746-1448-4-14	2008
Phylogeny	Phylum- and class-specific PCR primers for general microbial community analysis.	Blackwood CB, Oaks A, Buyer JS.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.71.10.6193-6198.2005	2005
Metabolism	Ectoine and hydroxyectoine as protectants against osmotic and cold stress: uptake through the SigB-controlled betaine-choline- carnitine transporter-type carrier EctT from Virgibacillus pantothenticus.	Kuhlmann AU, Hoffmann T, Bursy J, Jebbar M, Bremer E.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.05270-11	2011
Metabolism	Biochemical properties of ectoine hydroxylases from extremophiles and their wider taxonomic distribution among microorganisms.	Widderich N, Hoppner A, Pittelkow M, Heider J, Smits SH, Bremer E.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0093809	2014
Genetics	Genome sequence of Oceanobacillus iheyensis isolated from the Iheya Ridge and its unexpected adaptive capabilities to extreme environments.	Takami H, Takaki Y, Uchiyama I.	Nucleic Acids Res	10.1093/nar/gkf526	2002
Metabolism	OusB, a broad-specificity ABC-type transporter from Erwinia chrysanthemi, mediates uptake of glycine betaine and choline with a high affinity.	Choquet G, Jehan N, Pissavin C, Blanco C, Jebbar M.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.71.7.3389-3398.2005	2005
Metabolism	The ectD gene, which is involved in the synthesis of the compatible solute hydroxyectoine, is essential for thermoprotection of the halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter salexigens.	Garcia-Estepa R, Argandona M, Reina-Bueno M, Capote N, Iglesias-Guerra F, Nieto JJ, Vargas C.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.00136-06	2006
	Endospores of halophilic bacteria of the family Bacillaceae isolated from non-saline Japanese soil may be transported by Kosa event (Asian dust storm).	Echigo A, Hino M, Fukushima T, Mizuki T, Kamekura M, Usami R.	Saline Syst	10.1186/1746-1448-1-8	2005
	Diversity and Biotechnological Potential of Cultivable Halophilic and Halotolerant Bacteria from the "Los Negritos" Geothermal Area.	Guevara-Luna J, Arroyo-Herrera I, Tapia-Garcia EY, Estrada-de Los Santos P, Ortega-Nava AJ, Vasquez-Murrieta MS.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms12030482	2024
Phylogeny	Marinococcus salis sp., nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt marsh.	Vishnuvardhan Reddy S, Thirumala M, Farooq M, Sasikala C, Venkata Ramana C	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-016-1263-z	2016
Metabolism	Marinococcus halophilus DSM 20408T encodes two transporters for compatible solutes belonging to the betaine-carnitine-choline transporter family: identification and characterization of ectoine transporter EctM and glycine betaine transporter BetM.	Vermeulen V, Kunte HJ	Extremophiles	10.1007/s00792-004-0375-6	2004
Phylogeny	Marinococcus tarijensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt mine.	Balderrama-Subieta A, Guzman D, Minegishi H, Echigo A, Shimane Y, Hatada Y, Quillaguaman J	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.045401-0	2013
Phylogeny	Marinococcus luteus sp. nov., a halotolerant bacterium isolated from a salt lake, and emended description of the genus Marinococcus.	Wang Y, Cao LL, Tang SK, Lou K, Mao PH, Jin X, Jiang CL, Xu LH, Li WJ	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.009670-0	2009
Phylogeny	Marinococcus halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from Qinghai, north-west China.	Li WJ, Schumann P, Zhang YQ, Chen GZ, Tian XP, Xu LH, Stackebrandt E, Jiang CL	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.63596-0	2005

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#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
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