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Coprococcus

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Domain
  
Bacteria

Family
  
Lachnospiraceae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Clostridia

Phylum
  
Firmicutes

Order
  
Clostridiales

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Similar
  
Lachnospiraceae, Ruminococcus, Coprococcus eutactus, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Collinsella

Coprococcus is a genus of anaerobic cocci which are part of the human faecal flora.

Three species have been described:

  • Coprococcus catus Holdeman and Moore 1974
  • Coprococcus comes Holdeman and Moore 1974
  • Coprococcus eutactus Holdeman and Moore 1974

    • Etymology

    'kopros' - excrement, faeces; 'kokkos' - berry; 'Coprococcus' - faecal coccus

    References

    Coprococcus Wikipedia
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