Genome-based reclassification of the genus <i>Lactococcus</i> and two novel species <i>Pseudolactococcus yaeyamensis</i> gen. nov., sp. nov. and <i>Lactovum odontotermitis</i> sp. nov. isolated from the gut of termites.

ABSTRACT: The genus Lactococcus was proposed by Schleifer et al. by separating Lactococcus lactis from the genus Streptococcus. Although the family Streptococcaceae consists of four genera, each genus contains a relatively small number of species, with the exception of the genus Streptococcus, which contains more than 100 species. The genera Lactococcus and Lactovum currently comprise 26 species and a single species, respectively. This study evaluated the taxonomy of the genus Lactococcus based on the 16S rRNA gene phylogeny, core-genome phylogeny and (conserved) pairwise average amino acid identity. These evaluations clearly indicated that the genus Lactococcus could be divided into two genus-level clusters, and we propose to rec

SUBMITTER: Abe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12281737 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature