Aerococcus
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Etymology
The name Aerococcus derives from the Greek aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Neo-Latin coccus (from Greekkokkos (κόκκος)), a berry; Neo-Latin Aerococcus, air coccus. The name was given based on its round shape and that it was first discovered in air samples.
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Species
The genus contains these species:
- A. christensenii Collins et al., 1999, named after the Danish microbiologist Jens J. Christensen
- A. sanguinicola Lawson et al., 2001 (from the Latin for blood-dweller)
- A. suis Vela et al., 2007 (Latin for "of a hog")
- A. urinae Aguirre & Collins, 1992 (Latin for "of urine")
- A. urinaeequi (Garvie, 1988) Felis et al., 2005 (Latin for "of the urine of a horse", source of isolation of the type strain)
- A. urinaehominis Lawson et al., 2001 (Latin for "of the urine of a human", source of isolation of the type strain)
- A. viridans Williams et al., 1953 – type species of the genus (Latin for "making green", producing a green color). Causative agent of gaffkaemia, a disease of lobsters.
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