| Bavariicoccus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Enterococcaceae |
| Genus: | Bavariicoccus Schmidt et al. 20091 |
| Species | |
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
References
References
- 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.
- 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.