Streptococcus hyovaginalis

Streptococcus hyovaginalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Genus: Streptococcus
Species:
S. hyovaginalis
Binomial name
Streptococcus hyovaginalis
Devriese et al. 1997
Type strain
SHV 515T (= LMG 14710T = ATCC 700866 = DSM 12219 = CCUG 37866 = CIP 105517 = NCTC 14634)

Streptococcus hyovaginalis is a species of gram-positive bacteria in the genus Streptococcus. It was first isolated from the genital tract of pigs and described in 1997.[1] It has been detected in the vaginal microbiome of sows and is not known to be pathogenic.

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