Anaerococcus tetradius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Peptoniphilaceae
Genus: Anaerococcus
Species:
A. tetradius
Binomial name
Anaerococcus tetradius
(Ezaki et al. 1983) Ezaki et al. 2001[1]
Synonyms

Gaffkya anaerobia[2][3]
Gaffkya anaerobius[4]
Peptostreptococcus tetradius[1]
Tetracoccus anaerobius[4][3]

Anaerococcus tetradius is a bacterium from the family Peptoniphilaceae. It was first isolated from vaginal discharges and ovarian abscesses,[5] but is a common member of the vaginal flora.[6]

Biochemistry

A. tetradius can ferment glucose and mannose.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Page Species: Anaerococcus tetradius on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  2. ↑ Page Peptococcus on "Spektrum Lexikon der Biologie" (in German). Spektrum der Wissenschaft. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  3. 1 2 Page Anaerococcus tetradius [Supplementary Concept] on "MeSH - Medical Subject Headings". National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  4. 1 2 Page Anaerococcus tetradius on "NCBI Taxonomy Browser". NCBI. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  5. 1 2 Ezaki T, Kawamura Y, Li N, Li ZY, Zhao L, Shu S (July 2001). "Proposal of the genera Anaerococcus gen. nov., Peptoniphilus gen. nov. and Gallicola gen. nov. for members of the genus Peptostreptococcus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (Pt 4): 1521–1528. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-4-1521. PMID 11491354.
  6. ↑ Mendling W (2006). "Die Flora der gesunden Vagina" [The flora of the healthy vagina]. Vaginose, Vaginitis, Zervizitis und Salpingitis [Vaginosis, Vaginitis, Cervicitis and Salpingitis] (in German) (2nd ed.). Springer. p. 11.
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