Streptococcus ruminicola

Streptococcus ruminicola
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Genus: Streptococcus
Species:
S. ruminicola
Binomial name
Streptococcus ruminicola
Lee et al. 2022
Type strain
CNU_G2T (= KCTC 43308T = GDMCC 1.2785T)

Streptococcus ruminicola is a species of Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile bacteria in the genus Streptococcus within the family Streptococcaceae. It was first isolated from the rumen fluid of Hanwoo cattle in South Korea and described as a novel species in 2022.[1][2]

  1. ^ Lee, Y.; Lee, J.; Oh, J. Y.; Kang, M.; Lee, S. H.; Seo, J. (2022). "Streptococcus ruminicola sp. nov., isolated from the rumen of Korean native cattle (Hanwoo)". Archives of Microbiology. 204 (9): 1021–1024. doi:10.1007/s00203-022-03255-4. PMID 35997985.
  2. ^ "Species: Streptococcus ruminicola". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 22 July 2025.