Melissococcus
Genus of bacteria
Melissococcus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Family: | Enterococcaceae |
Genus: | Melissococcus (ex White, 1912) Bailey and Collins, 1983 |
Species[2] | |
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Melissococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped lactic acid bacteria within the family Enterococcaceae. Melissococcus species were classified as Streptococcus until 1983 when Melissococcus was recognized as a distinct genus.[3] Notable species include M. plutonius, which is a cause of European foulbrood (an infectious disease that primarily affects honeybees).[4]
References
- ^ LPSN entry for Melissococcus
- ^ LPSN entry for Melissococcus
- ^ Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M. (2016). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Taxonomy of the species Melissococcus pluton (sic) (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983 and Melissococcus plutonius corrig. (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983". doi:10.1601/tx.5558 (inactive 2024-04-17).
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