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Galactobacter

Galactobacter is a Gram-positive and rod-shaped genus of bacteria from the family Micrococcaceae.

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Galactobacter
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetes
Order: Micrococcales
Family: Micrococcaceae
Genus: Galactobacter
Hahne et al. 20191
Type species
Galactobacter caseinivorans
Hahne et al. 2019
Species2

Galactobacter is a Gram-positive and rod-shaped genus of bacteria from the family Micrococcaceae.123

References

References

  1. Hahne, Julia; Isele, Damaris; Heidler von Heilborn, David; Czaja-Hasse, Lisa; Hüttel, Bruno; Lipski, André (1 September 2019). "Galactobacter caseinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. and Galactobacter valiniphilus sp. nov., two novel species of the family Micrococcaceae, isolated from high bacterial count raw cow's milk". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 69 (9): 2862–2869. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.003570. PMID 31274399.
  2. "Genus: Galactobacter". LPSN.DSMZ.de.
  3. Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M. (2019), Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.), Taxonomy of the genus Galactobacter Hahne et al. 2019, doi:10.1601/tx.35517