title: Defluviicoccus
text: # Defluviicoccus
  
  Defluviicoccus is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The name Defluviicoccus derives from: Latin noun defluvium, sewage; and coccus (from Greek kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; Defluviicoccus, a coccus from sewage.
  
  ## Species
  
  The genus contains a single valid species, namely D. vanus (corrig. Maszenan et al. 2005, (type species of the genus).; Latin vanus, empty, idle, referring to its staining behaviour.)
  
  