pedococcus soli pedococcus soli pedococcus soli is a species of gram positive, strictly aerobic, non-endosporeforming bacterium. the species was initially isolated from soil from gyeyang mountain, incheon, south korea. the species was first described in 2016, and its name is derived from latin soli (soil). pedococcus soli scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: intrasporangiaceae genus: pedococcus species: p. soli binomial name pedococcus soli(singh et al. 2015) nouioui et al. 2018 synonyms phycicoccus soli singh 2015 the optimum growth temperature for p. soli is 38 °c and can grow in the 10-35 °c range. the optimum ph is 6.5-7.5, and can grow in ph 5.5-8.5.