Vagococcus
Vagococcus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Family: | Enterococcaceae |
Genus: | Vagococcus Collins, et al. 1989 |
Vagococcus acidifermentans |
Vagococcus is a genus of gram-positive bacteria. They are non-motile cocci which do not form spores.[1]
History
The first Vagococcus species, Vagococcus fluvialis was isolated from chicken feces in 1974. However the genus was not recognized as distinct until 1989.[1]
References
- 1 2 Wang L; Cui YS; Kwon CS; Lee ST; Lee JS; Im WT (2011). "Vagococcus acidifermentans sp. nov., isolated from an acideogenic fermentation bioreactor". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 61: 1123–1126. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.022087-0.
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