Aerococcus viridans

{{Short description|Species of bacterium}}

{{Taxobox

| domain = Bacteria

| phylum = Bacillota

| classis = Bacilli

| ordo = Lactobacillales

| familia = Aerococcaceae

| genus = Aerococcus

| species = A. viridans

| binomial = Aerococcus viridans

| binomial_authority =

}}

Aerococcus viridans is a member of the bacterial genus Aerococcus. It is a causative agent of gaffkaemia, a disease of lobsters,{{cite journal |author1=Spencer J. Greenwood |author2=Ian R. Keith |author3=Béatrice M. Després |author4=Richard J. Cawthorn |year=2005 |title=Genetic characterization of the lobster pathogen Aerococcus viridans var. homari by 16S rRNA gene sequence and RAPD |journal=Diseases of Aquatic Organisms |volume=63 |issue=2–3 |pages=237–246 |url=https://www.int-res.com/articles/dao2005/63/d063p237.pdf |format=PDF |pmid=15819439 |doi=10.3354/dao063237|doi-access=free }} and is used as a commercial source for lactate oxidase.{{cite journal|last1=Taurino|first1=Irene|title=Comparative study of three lactate oxidases from Aerococcus viridans for biosensing applications|journal=Electrochimica Acta|date=2013|volume=93|pages=72–79|doi=10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.080|url=http://icwww.epfl.ch/~demichel/publications/archive/2013/1-s2.0-S0013468613001126-main.pdf|accessdate=22 May 2017}}