Bacterium
peptococcaceae
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Cocci; Clostridiales
Definitions related to peptococcaceae:
  • A family of bacteria found in the mouth and intestinal and respiratory tracts of man and other animals as well as in the human female urogenital tract. Its organisms are also found in soil and on cereal grains.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A taxonomic family of bacterium in the phylum Firmicutes that includes the genera Dehalobacter, Peptococcus and Thermincola, among others.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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