alkalicoccus luteus alkalicoccus luteus alkalicoccus luteus is a gram-positive bacterium from the genus of alkalicoccus. alkalicoccus luteus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: alkalicoccus species: a. luteus binomial name alkalicoccus luteus(subhash et al. 2014) gupta et al. 2020 type strain jc167 synonyms bacillus luteus