Megasphaera
| Megasphaera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Negativicutes |
| Order: | Veillonellales |
| Family: | Veillonellaceae |
| Genus: | Megasphaera Rogosa 1971 |
| Type species | |
| Megasphaera elsdenii (Gutierrez et al. 1959) Rogosa 1971 | |
| Species | |
Megasphaera is a genus of Bacillota bacteria classified within the class Negativicutes. Several species in the genus, including M. elsdenii and M. hexanoica, are known to utilize lactate.
This classification has been reexamined. This genus appears to be a member of the Clostridia.