| Trichococcus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Carnobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Trichococcus Scheff et al. 1984 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Trichococcus flocculiformis [1] [2] | |
| Species | |
T. alkaliphilus [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Lactosphaera | |
Trichococcus is a mesophilic and psychrotolerant genus of bacteria from the family of Carnobacteriaceae. [3] [1] [4] [5] Trichococcus bacteria have the ability to utilize sugars, sugar alcohols and polysaccharides. [6] Some species of Trichococcus species where transferred from the genera Lactosphaera and Ruminococcus. [2]
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