Streptococcaceae

Streptococcaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Deibel & Seeley 1974
Genera
Synonyms
  • "Mogalliidae" corrig. Enderlein 1917
  • "Pseudostreptoideae" corrig. Enderlein 1917
  • "Streptococceae" De Toni & Trevisan 1889

Streptococcaceae, from Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós), meaning "twisted", and κόκκος (kókkos), meaning "sphere", are a family of gram-positive bacteria, placed within the order Lactobacillales. Representative genera include Lactococcus, Lactovum, and Streptococcus.