title: Streptococcus pleomorphus sp.nov.: an anaerobic streptococcus isolated mainly from the caeca of birds.
abstract: A new species Streptococcus pleomorphus is described. It is obligately anaerobic and classified in the genus Streptococcus because it is a Gram-positive coccus growing in pairs and chains, with a homolactic fermentation of glucose producing L-lactic acid. The GC content of the DNA is 39 mol%. The organism has been mainly isolated from chickens, turkeys and ducks.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology*; D002432:Cecum / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005285:Fermentation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005947:Glucose