''Facklamia miroungae'' is a
Gram-positive and facultatively
anaerobic bacteria from the family of ''
Facklamia
''Facklamia'' is a Gram-positive genus of bacteria from the family of Aerococcaceae
The Aerococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria, including the bacterium that causes gaffkaemia
Gaffkaemia (gaffkemia in American Eng ...
'' which has been isolated from the nasal cavity of a southern elephant seal (
Mirounga leonina
The southern elephant seal (''Mirounga leonina'') is one of two species of elephant seals. It is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia and the order Carnivora, as well as the largest extant marine mammal that is not a cetacean. It gets ...
).
References
External links
Type strain of ''Facklamia miroungae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 2001
Lactobacillales
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