deinococcus saxicola deinococcus saxicola deinococcus saxicola is a species of low temperature and drought-tolerating, uv-resistant bacteria from antarctica. it is gram-positive, non-motile and coccoid-shaped. its type strain is aa-1444t (dsm 15974t). deinococcus saxicola scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: deinococcota class: deinococci order: deinococcales family: deinococcaceae genus: deinococcus species: d. saxicola binomial name deinococcus saxicolahirsch et al. 2006