Abstract
Al.loi.o.coc'cus. Gr. adj. alloios different; N.L. n. coccus coccus; N.L. masc. n. Alloiococcus different coccus, referring to the phylogenetic distinctiveness of the organism.
Firmicutes / “Bacilli” / “Lactobacillales” / “Carnobacteriaceae” / Alloiococcus
Cells are ovoid in shape and divide on an irregular plane giving rise to pairs, tetrads, and clusters. Gram-stain-positive and nonmotile. Nonsporeforming. Nutritionally fastidious. Grows in 6.5% NaCl (slowly) but not in 10% NaCl. No growth at 10 or 45 °C. Aerobic. Catalase may or may not be produced. Oxidase-negative. Gas is not produced. Acid is not produced from glucose and other carbohydrates. Pyrrolidonyl arylamidase and leucine aminopeptidase-positive. Vancomycin sensitive. Long-chain cellular fatty acids are of the straight-chain saturated and unsaturated types.
DNA G+C content (mol%): 44–45 (T m).
Type species: Alloiococcus otitis Aguirre and Collins 1992a, 83VP.
