Aerococcus

Aerococcus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).^[1]

Etymology

The name Aerococcus derives from:
Greek masculine gender noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek noun kokkos (κόκκος)), a berry; New Latin masculine gender noun Aerococcus, air coccus.^[2]

Species

The genus contains 7 species, namely^[2]

• A. christensenii ( Collins et al. 1999, ; New Latin genitive case noun christensenii, of Christensen, named after the Danish microbiologist Jens J. Christensen.)^[3]
• A. sanguinicola ( corrig. Lawson et al. 2001, ; Latin noun sanguis -inis, blood; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin noun sanguinicola, blood-dweller.)^[4]
• A. suis ( Vela et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case noun suis, of a hog.)^[5]
• A. urinae ( Aguirre and Collins 1992, ; Latin genitive case noun urinae, of urine.)^[6]
• A. urinaeequi ( (Garvie 1988) Felis et al. 2005, ; Latin urina -ae, urine; Latin noun equus -i, horse; New Latin genitive case noun urinaeequi, from the urine of a horse, source of isolation of the type strain.)^[7]
• A. urinaehominis ( Lawson et al. 2001, ; Latin urina -ae, urine; Latin noun  homo -inis, a human being; New Latin genitive case noun urinaehominis, from the urine of a human being, source of isolation of the type strain.)^[8]
• A. viridans ( Williams et al. 1953, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective viridans, making green, producing a green color.)^[9]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References