Anaerococcus tetradius

Anaerococcus tetradius
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Tissierellales
Family: Peptoniphilaceae
Genus: Anaerococcus
Species:
A. tetradius
Binomial name
Anaerococcus tetradius
(Ezaki et al. 1983) Ezaki et al. 2001
Synonyms

Gaffkya anaerobia
Gaffkya anaerobius
Peptostreptococcus tetradius
Tetracoccus anaerobius

Anaerococcus tetradius is a bacterium from the family Peptoniphilaceae. It was first isolated from vaginal discharges and ovarian abscesses, but is a common member of the vaginal flora.