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Bavariicoccus

Bavariicoccus is a genus of bacteria of the phylum Bacillota. This genus contains a single species, Bavariicoccus seileri, strains of which were originally isolated from German soft cheese. Bacterial taxonomists have suggested that Bavariicoccus may be more appropriately placed within the family Carnobacteriaceae.

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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Enterococcaceae
Genus: Bavariicoccus
Schmidt et al. 20091
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Bavariicoccus is a genus of bacteria of the phylum Bacillota. This genus contains a single species, Bavariicoccus seileri, strains of which were originally isolated from German soft cheese.1 Bacterial taxonomists have suggested that Bavariicoccus may be more appropriately placed within the family Carnobacteriaceae.2

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  1. Schmidt, V. S. J.; Mayr, R.; Wenning, M.; Glockner, J.; Busse, H.-J.; Scherer, S. (21 July 2009). "Bavariicoccus seileri gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface and smear water of German red smear soft cheese". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59 (10): 2437–2443. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.006601-0. PMID 19622668.
  2. E. V. Pikuta (2014). "Section II: The family Carnobacteriaceae". In Holzapfel, W. H.; Wood, B. J. B. (eds.). Lactic acid bacteria : biodiversity and taxonomy. Wiley. ISBN 9781444333831.
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