Melissococcus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Kingdom: | Bacillati |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Family: | Enterococcaceae |
Genus: | Melissococcus (ex White, 1912) Bailey and Collins, 1983 |
Species [1] | |
Melissococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped lactic acid bacteria within the family Enterococcaceae. Melissococcus species were classified as Streptococcus until 1983 when Melissococcus was recognized as a distinct genus. [2] Notable species include M. plutonius , which is a cause of European foulbrood (an infectious disease that primarily affects honeybees). [3]
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