Agitococcus
Agitococcus is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).[2]
| Agitococcus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Carnobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Agitococcus Franzmann and Skerman 1981 |
| Species: | A. lubricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agitococcus lubricus Franzmann and Skerman 1981[1] | |
Etymology
The name Agitococcus derives from the Latin agito, to shake; and Neo-Latin coccus (from Greek kokkos (κόκκος), berry).[3]
Species
The genus contains a single species,[3] namely Agitococcus lubricus ( Franzmann and Skerman 1981), type species of the genus. The specific name is from the Latin lubricus, slippery.[1]
References
- Franzmann, P. D.; Skerman, V. B. D. (1981). "Agitococcus lubricus gen. nov. sp. nov., a Lipolytic, Twitching Coccus from Freshwater". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 31 (2): 177. doi:10.1099/00207713-31-2-177.
- Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
- Agitococcus entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
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