Faecalicoccus

Faecalicoccus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Erysipelotrichia
Order:	Erysipelotrichales
Family:	Erysipelotrichaceae
Genus:	Faecalicoccus De Maesschalck et al. 2014
Type species
Faecalicoccus acidiformans
Species
Faecalicoccus acidiformans Faecalicoccus pleomorphus

Faecalicoccus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Erysipelotrichaceae. Members of this genus are anaerobic and were originally isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of animals. ^[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Faecalicoccus was first described in 2014 to accommodate the type species, Faecalicoccus acidiformans , which was isolated from the caecum of a chicken. ^[1] In the same study, Streptococcus pleomorphus was reclassified as Faecalicoccus pleomorphus. ^[1]

Species

• Faecalicoccus acidiformans, the type species, was first isolated from the chicken caecum.
• Faecalicoccus pleomorphus was originally named Streptococcus pleomorphus in 1977 and was reclassified in 2014 based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence.

References

1. De Maesschalck, C.; Van Immerseel, F.; Eeckhaut, V.; De Baere, S.; Cnockaert, M.; Croubels, S.; Haesebrouck, F.; Ducatelle, R.; Vandamme, P. (2014). "Faecalicoccus acidiformans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the chicken caecum, and reclassification of Streptococcus pleomorphus (Barnes et al. 1977), Eubacterium biforme (Eggerth 1935) and Eubacterium cylindroides (Cato et al. 1974) as Faecalicoccus pleomorphus comb. nov., Holdemanella biformis gen. nov., comb. nov. and Faecalitalea cylindroides gen. nov., comb. nov., respectively, within the family Erysipelotrichaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 64 (Pt 11): 3877–3884. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.064626-0. PMID   25180093.