Aerococcaceae

Aerococcaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Division: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Aerococcaceae
Genera

The Aerococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria,[1] including the bacterium that causes gaffkaemia in lobsters.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Aerococcaceae". Taxonomy Browser. NCBI. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=186827. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 
  2. ^ Spencer J. Greenwood, Ian R. Keith, Béatrice M. Després & Richard J. Cawthorn (2005). "Genetic characterization of the lobster pathogen Aerococcus viridans var. homari by 16S rRNA gene sequence and RAPD" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 63 (2–3): 237–246. doi:10.3354/dao063237. PMID 15819439. http://www.int-res.com/articles/dao2005/63/d063p237.pdf.