''Lactococcus nasutitermitis'' is a bacterium from the genus ''
Lactococcus
''Lactococcus'' is a genus of lactic acid bacteria that were formerly included in the genus ''Streptococcus'' Group N1. They are known as homofermenters meaning that they produce a single product, lactic acid in this case, as the major or only pr ...
'' which has been isolated from the gut of the termite
Nasutitermes hainanensis
''Nasutitermes'' is a genus of termites with a tropical distribution world-wide.
Species
The ''Termite Catalogue'' lists the following:
# '' Nasutitermes acajutlae''
# '' Nasutitermes acangussu''
# '' Nasutitermes acutus''
# '' Nasutitermes ...
.
References
Streptococcaceae
Bacteria described in 2016
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