pedococcus dokdonensis pedococcus dokdonensis pedococcus dokdonensis is a species of gram positive, strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-endosporeforming bacterium. the species was initially isolated from soil from the liancourt rocks, south korea. the species was first described in 2008, and its name refers to korean name (dokdo) for the disputed liancourt rocks. pedococcus dokdonensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: intrasporangiaceae genus: pedococcus species: p. dokdonensis binomial name pedococcus dokdonensis(yoon et al. 2008) nouioui et al. 2018 synonyms phycicoccus dokdonensis yoon et al. 2008 the optimum growth temperature for p. dokdonensis is 30 °c and can grow in the 10-36 °c range. the optimum ph is 6.5-7.5, and can grow in ph 5.0-8.5.