| Streptococcus lactarius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Streptococcaceae |
| Genus: | Streptococcus |
| Species: | S. lactarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Streptococcus lactarius Martín et al. 2011
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Streptococcus lactarius is a species of Streptococcus. First reported in 2010, it was found growing in the breast milk of three non-related healthy women. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, it is most similar to S. peroris.[1]
- ^ Martín V, Mañes-Lázaro R, Rodríguez JM, Maldonado-Barragán A (2010). "Streptococcus lactarius sp. nov., isolated from breast milk of healthy women". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 61 (5): 1048–1052. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.021642-0. PMID 20511454.