Vagococcus
Vagococcus is a genus of gram-positive bacteria. They are motile or nonmotile cocci which do not form spores.[1] 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.[2]
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| Genus: | Vagococcus Collins, et al. 1989 |
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Vagococcus acidifermentans | |
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
- 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.
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