''Streptococcus lactarius'' is a species of ''

Streptococcus ''Streptococcus'' is a genus of gram-positive ' (plural ) or spherical bacteria that belongs to the family Streptococcaceae, within the order Lactobacillales (lactic acid bacteria), in the phylum Bacillota. Cell division in streptococci occu ...

''. First reported in 2010, it was found growing in the

breast milk Breast milk (sometimes spelled as breastmilk) or mother's milk is milk produced by mammary glands located in the breast of a human female. Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition for newborns, containing fat, protein, carbohydrates (lac ...

of three non-related healthy women. Based on 16S

rRNA Ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) is a type of non-coding RNA which is the primary component of ribosomes, essential to all cells. rRNA is a ribozyme which carries out protein synthesis in ribosomes. Ribosomal RNA is transcribed from riboso ...

gene sequences, it is most similar to '' S. peroris''.

References

External links

Type strain of ''Streptococcus lactarius'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Gram-positive bacteria Bacteria described in 2010 Streptococcaceae {{lactobacilli-stub