Peptococcus
Sign in to savePeptococcus is a Gram-positive bacterium genus in the family Peptococcaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumFirmicutes_B
- ClassPeptococcia
- OrderPeptococcales
- FamilyPeptococcaceae
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Research
878 papers- Peptococcus magnus endocarditis.Southern medical journal · 1985
- [Revision of the taxonomy of the genera Peptococcus and Peptostreptococcus and a study on their identification system].Nihon saikingaku zasshi. Japanese journal of bacteriology · 1987
- Peptococcus endocarditis.Indian pediatrics · 1988
- Peptococcaceae bacteremia.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease · 1986
- Partial characterization of the steroidsulfatases in Peptococcus niger H4.Applied and environmental microbiology · 1991
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Peptococcaceae
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- taxon name
- Peptococcus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-positive bacteria
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Peptococcus is a Gram-positive bacterium genus in the family Peptococcaceae.
Species in the genus are part of the human microbiome, especially in the bacteria that form the gut flora. They are part of the flora of the mouth, upper respiratory tract and large intestine.
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