Gaffkaemia

Aerococcus viridans var. homari
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacillota
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Lactobacillales
Family:
Aerococcaceae
Genus:
Aerococcus
Species:
A. viridans
Subspecies:
A. v. var. homari
Trinomial name
Aerococcus viridans var. homari
(Hitchner & Snieszko, 1947)
Synonyms
  • Gaffkya homari Hitchner & Snieszko, 1947
  • Pediococcus homari (Hitchner & Snieszko, 1947) Deibel & Niven, 1959

Gaffkaemia (gaffkemia in American English) is a bacterial disease of lobsters, caused by the Gram-positive lactic acid bacterium Aerococcus viridans var. homari.

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