''Vagococcus'' is a
genus of
gram-positive bacteria. They are motile or nonmotile
cocci which do not form spores.
The name Vagococcus comes from Latin adjective ''vagus'' meaning wandering; and the Greek noun ''coccus'' a grain or berry, ''Vagococcus'' - wandering coccus, because ''Vagococcus fluvialis'' and some other Vagococcus species are motile, an unusual property for a lactic acid bacteria.
History
The first ''Vagococcus'' species, ''
Vagococcus fluvialis
''Vagococcus fluvialis'' is a species of bacteria. The type strain of ''V. fluvialis'' is NCDO 2497. It rarely causes human infection. The only genetically proven case of ''V. fluvialis'' endocarditis was detected in the Cochin, India
In ...
'', was isolated from chicken feces in 1974. However, the genus was not recognized as distinct until 1989.
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References
External links
Vagococcus page on LPSN
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Lactobacillales
Bacteria genera