pedococcus badiiscoriae pedococcus badiiscoriae pedococcus badiiscoriae is a species of gram positive, strictly aerobic, non-endosporeforming bacterium. the species was initially isolated from a brown-coloured layer of scoria collected near a small mountain in jeju, south korea. the species was first described in 2013, and its name is derived from latin badius (brown) and scoriae (of scoria). pedococcus badiiscoriae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: intrasporangiaceae genus: pedococcus species: p. badiiscoriae binomial name pedococcus badiiscoriae(lee 2013) nouioui et al. 2018 synonyms phycicoccus badiiscoriae lee 2013 the optimum growth temperature for p. badiiscoriae is 30 °c and can grow in the 20-35 °c range. the optimum ph is 8.1-9.1, and can grow in ph 5.1-11.1.