Streptococcus lactarius

Streptococcus lactarius is a species of Streptococcus. First reported in 2010, it was found growing in the breast milk of three non-related healthy women. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, it is most similar to S. peroris.[1]

Streptococcus lactarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Genus: Streptococcus
Species:
S. lactarius
Binomial name
Streptococcus lactarius
Martín et al. 2011

References

  1. Martín V, Mañes-Lázaro R, Rodríguez JM, Maldonado-Barragán A (2010). "Streptococcus lactarius sp. nov., isolated from breast milk of healthy women". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 61 (5): 1048–1052. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.021642-0. PMID 20511454.


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