Vagococcus
Vagococcus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Family: | Enterococcaceae |
Genus: | Vagococcus Collins, et al. 1989 |
Species | |
V. acidifermentans [1] |
Vagococcus is a genus of gram-positive bacteria. They are motile or nonmotile cocci which do not form spores.[2] The name Vagococcus comes from Latin adjective vagus meaning wandering; and the Greek noun coccus a grain or berry, Vagococcus - wandering coccus, because Vagococcus fluvialis and some other Vagococcus species are motile, an unusual property for a lactic acid bacteria.[3]
History
The first Vagococcus species, Vagococcus fluvialis, was isolated from chicken feces in 1974. However, the genus was not recognized as distinct until 1989.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Genus: Vagococcus". lpsn.dsmz.de.
- ^ a b 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. PMID 20543153.
- ^ Collins MD; Ash C; Farrow JAE; Wallbanks S; Williams AM (1989). "16S Ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequence analyses of lactococci and related taxa. Description of Vagococcus fluvialis gen. nov., sp. nov". Journal of Applied Microbiology. 67: 453–460. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.1989.tb02516.x. PMID 2479630.
External links
- Vagococcus page on LPSN