''Aerococcus viridans'' is a member of the bacterial genus ''
Aerococcus''. It is a causative agent of
gaffkaemia, a disease of
lobster
Lobsters are Malacostraca, malacostracans Decapoda, decapod crustaceans of the family (biology), family Nephropidae or its Synonym (taxonomy), synonym Homaridae. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on th ...
s,
and is used as a commercial source for lactate oxidase.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Aerococcus viridans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Lactobacillales
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