Alterococcus is a genus of bacteria from the family of Opitutaceae with one species Alterococcus agarolyticus.[1][2]
| Alterococcus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Verrucomicrobiota |
| Class: | Opitutae |
| Order: | Opitutales |
| Family: | Opitutaceae |
| Genus: | Alterococcus Shieh & Jean 1999[1] |
| Type species | |
| Alterococcus agarolyticus Shieh & Jean 1999
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| Species | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Genus: Alterococcus". LPSN.DSMZ.de.
- ^ Shieh, Wung Yang; Jean, Wen Dar (1998). "Alterococcus agarolyticus, gen.nov., sp.nov., a halophilic thermophilic bacterium capable of agar degradation". Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 44 (7): 637–645. doi:10.1139/cjm-44-7-637. PMID 9783423.
