Other numbers: ATCC 14399, C.E. ZoBell 557. History: < ATCC < C.E. ZoBell. Isolated from: Sea water (1528). Additional information: Description (7780). Identical with CCM 2179 based on (GTG)5 rep-PCR, until 2007 as "Micrococcus maripuniceus"As Kocuria polaris identified based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Cultivation conditions: Medium 71, 30°C.