Streptococcus lactarius

{{Short description|Species of bacterium}}

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| taxon = Streptococcus lactarius

| authority = 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.{{cite journal |vauthors=Martín V, Mañes-Lázaro R, Rodríguez JM, Maldonado-Barragán A |title=Streptococcus lactarius sp. nov., isolated from breast milk of healthy women |journal=International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |volume= 61|issue= 5|pages= 1048–1052|year=2010|pmid=20511454 |doi=10.1099/ijs.0.021642-0 |doi-access=free }}