''Luteococcus peritonei'' is a
Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
Gram-positive bac ...
bacterium
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were a ...
from the genus ''
Luteococcus
''Luteococcus'' is a bacterial genus from the family Propionibacteriaceae
The Propionibacteriaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain te ...
'' which has been isolated from a
human peritoneum.
References
Propionibacteriales
Bacteria described in 2000
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