Streptococcus pleomorphus sp.nov.: An Anaerobic Streptococcus Isolated Mainly from the Caeca of Birds Barnes, Ella M. and Impey, C. S. and Stevens, B. J. H. and Peel, J. L.,, 102, 45-53 (1977), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-102-1-45, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1350-0872, abstract= A new species Streptococcus pleomorphus is described. It is obligately anaerobic and classified in the genus Streptococcus because it is a Gram-positive coccus growing in pairs and chains, with a homolactic fermentation of glucose producing l-lactic acid. The GC content of the DNA is 39 mol %. The organism has been mainly isolated from chickens, turkeys and ducks., language=, type=