Pedococcus soli

Pedococcus soli
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Micrococcales
Family: Intrasporangiaceae
Genus: Pedococcus
Species:
P. soli
Binomial name
Pedococcus soli
(Singh et al. 2015) Nouioui et al. 2018
Synonyms
  • Phycicoccus soli Singh 2015

Pedococcus soli is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, non-endosporeforming bacterium. The species was initially isolated from soil from Gyeyang Mountain, Incheon, South Korea. The species was first described in 2016, and its name is derived from Latin soli (soil).

The optimum growth temperature for P. soli is 38 °C and can grow in the 10-35 °C range. The optimum pH is 6.5-7.5, and can grow in pH 5.5-8.5.