tessaracoccus terricola tessaracoccus terricola tessaracoccus terricola is a gram-positive, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus of tessaracoccus which has been isolated from soil which was contaminated with oil. tessaracoccus terricola scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: propionibacteriales family: propionibacteriaceae genus: tessaracoccus species: t. terricola binomial name tessaracoccus terricolachaudhary and kim 2018 type strain brt-ajcm 32157kacc 19391kemb 9005-690