Lactococcus garvieae

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, catalase and cytochrome oxidase negative, nonsporulating, and alpha hemolytic on blood agar. L garvieae is a zoonotic pathogen, especially in fish.

**Synonyms:** - LACTOCOCCUS GARVIEAE