Vagococcus lutrae
Bacterium
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Vagococcus lutrae is a species of Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacteria from the genus Vagococcus which was originally isolated from a otter (Lutra lutra).[2][1][3][4][5] Vagococcus lutrae can cause infection in humans in rare cases.[4][6] It has also been recovered from pigs.[7]
| Vagococcus lutrae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Enterococcaceae |
| Genus: | Vagococcus |
| Species: | V. lutrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Vagococcus lutrae Lawson et al. 1999[1] | |
| Type strain[2] | |
| CCUG 39187 | |
