tetragenococcus muriaticus tetragenococcus muriaticus tetragenococcus muriaticus is a species of moderately halophilic lactic acid, histamine-producing bacteria. x-1 (= jcm 10006) is the type strain of this species. tetragenococcus muriaticus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: lactobacillales family: enterococcaceae genus: tetragenococcus species: t. muriaticussatomi et al. 1997 binomial name tetragenococcus muriaticus