''Vagococcus'' is a
genus
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of
gram-positive
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bacteria. They are motile or nonmotile
cocci
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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.
Reference ...
'', was isolated from chicken feces in 1974. However, the genus was not recognized as distinct until 1989.
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Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
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(NCBI).
See also
* List of Bacteria genera
This article lists the genera of the bacteria
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* List of bacterial orders
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and the phylogeny is based on 16 ...
References
External links
Vagococcus page on LPSN
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Lactobacillales
Bacteria genera