Streptococcus equinus
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Not to be confused with Streptococcus equi.
Streptococcus equinus is a Gram-positive, nonhemolytic, nonpathogenic, lactic acid bacterium of the genus Streptococcus.[5] It is the principal Streptococcus found in the alimentary canal of a horse,[6] and makes up the majority of the bacterial flora in horse feces.[7] Equivalence with Streptococcus bovis has been contested.[4]
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Streptococcus equinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Family: | Streptococcaceae |
Genus: | Streptococcus |
Species: | S. equinus |
Binomial name | |
Streptococcus equinus Andrewes FW, Horder TJ 1906 | |
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