''Vagococcus penaei'' is a species of bacteria. It is
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.
The Gram stain is ...
,
catalase
Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen (such as bacteria, plants, and animals) which catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. It is a very important enzyme in protecting ...
-negative and
coccus
Bacterial cellular morphologies are the shapes that are characteristic of various types of bacteria and often key to their identification. Their direct examination under a light microscope enables the classification of these bacteria (and archaea ...
-shaped. Its type strain is CD276
T (=LMG 24833
T =CIP 109914
T).
References
Further reading
External links
LPSN*
Type strain of ''Vagococcus penaei'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Lactobacillales
Bacteria described in 2009
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