Catellicoccus

Catellicoccus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Enterococcaceae
Genus: Catellicoccus
Lawson et al. 2006
Species:
C. marimammalium
Binomial name
Catellicoccus marimammalium
Lawson et al. 2006

Catellicoccus is a monotypic genus of bacteria of the phylum Bacillota. The genus is related to other catalase-negative genera such as Enterococcus.

References

  1. ↑ Page Genus: Catellicoccus on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  2. ↑ Lawson, P. A.; Collins, M. D.; Falsen, E.; Foster, G. (February 2006). "Catellicoccus marimammalium gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium from porpoise and grey seal". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (2): 429–432. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63874-0. PMID 16449452.