Streptococcaceae

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Kingdom:Bacillati
Phylum:Bacillota
Class:Bacilli
Streptococcaceae
Streptococcus mutans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Deibel & Seeley 1974
Genera[1][2]
Synonyms
  • "Mogalliidae" corrig. Enderlein 1917
  • "Pseudostreptoideae" corrig. Enderlein 1917
  • "Streptococceae" De Toni & Trevisan 1889

Streptococcaceae, from Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós), meaning "twisted", and κόκκος (kókkos), meaning "grain", are a family of gram-positive bacteria, placed within the order Lactobacillales.[3] Representative genera include Lactococcus, Lactovum, and Streptococcus.

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