microcella alkaliphila microcella alkaliphila microcella alkaliphila is a gram-positive bacterium from the genus of microcella which has been isolated from alkaline groundwater from cabeço de vide, southern portugal. microcella alkaliphila scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: microbacteriaceae genus: microcella species: m. alkaliphila binomial name microcella alkaliphilatiago et al. 2006 type strain ac4rcip 108473dsm 18851kctc 19624lmg 22690