| Halomonas alimentaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria | 
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria | 
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria | 
| Order: | Oceanospirillales | 
| Family: | Halomonadaceae | 
| Genus: | Halomonas | 
| Species: | H. alimentaria | 
| Binomial name | |
| Halomonas alimentaria Yoon et al. 2002 | |
Halomonas alimentaria is a bacterium first isolated from jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood, hence its name. It is Gram-negative, moderately halophilic, non-motile and coccus- or short rod-shaped, with type strain YKJ-16T (= KCCM 41042T = JCM 10888T).