Vagococcus

Vagococcus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Enterococcaceae
Genus: Vagococcus
Collins, et al. 1989
Species

Vagococcus acidifermentans
Vagococcus carniphilus
Vagococcus elongatus
Vagococcus entomophilus
Vagococcus fessus
Vagococcus fluvialis
Vagococcus lutrae
Vagococcus penaei
Vagococcus salmoninarum

Vagococcus is a genus of gram-positive bacteria. They are nonmotile 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. 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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