Aerococcus viridans

Aerococcus viridans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Lactobacillales
Family:	Aerococcaceae
Genus:	Aerococcus
Species:	A. viridans
Binomial name
	Aerococcus viridans; Williams et al., 1953

Last updated September 19, 2025

Aerococcus viridans is a member of the bacterial genus Aerococcus . It is a causative agent of gaffkaemia, a disease of lobsters,^[1] and is used as a commercial source for lactate oxidase.^[2]

References

↑ Spencer J. Greenwood; Ian R. Keith; Béatrice M. Després; Richard J. Cawthorn (2005). "Genetic characterization of the lobster pathogen Aerococcus viridans var. homari by 16S rRNA gene sequence and RAPD" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms . 63 (2–3): 237–246. doi: 10.3354/dao063237 . PMID 15819439.
↑ Taurino, Irene (2013). "Comparative study of three lactate oxidases from Aerococcus viridans for biosensing applications" (PDF). Electrochimica Acta. 93: 72–79. doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.080 . Retrieved 22 May 2017.

External links

Type strain of Aerococcus viridans at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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[Greenwood-1] Spencer J. Greenwood; Ian R. Keith; Béatrice M. Després; Richard J. Cawthorn (2005). "Genetic characterization of the lobster pathogen Aerococcus viridans var. homari by 16S rRNA gene sequence and RAPD" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms . 63 (2–3): 237–246. doi: 10.3354/dao063237 . PMID 15819439.

[2] Taurino, Irene (2013). "Comparative study of three lactate oxidases from Aerococcus viridans for biosensing applications" (PDF). Electrochimica Acta. 93: 72–79. doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.080 . Retrieved 22 May 2017.

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