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Bacteria > Firmicutes > Lactobacillales > Streptococcaceae > Lactococcus
Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Lactobacillales > Streptococcaceae > Lactococcus
Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Cocci > Streptococcaceae > Lactococcus

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Lactococcus  

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Note

  • usually non-pathogenic; in milk & milk products

Scope note

  • A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria mainly isolated from milk and milk products. These bacteria are also found in plants and nonsterile frozen and dry foods. Previously thought to be a member of the genus STREPTOCOCCUS (group N), it is now recognized as a separate genus.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017045

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