Various Streptococci and Lactobacilli were traditionally grouped together as lactic acid bacteria because of their characteristi
c fermentation. Most of them were found to have a DNA guanine plus cystosine (G + C) content of approximately 40%, but one of them had a G + C content of 58%. Should this organism remain in the same genus as the rest of the bacterial species? Explain your answer.
Although most of them have a 40% GC content but some species of for example lactobaccilus may have more GC than that e.g., <em>Lactobacillus delbrueckii</em> has a GC content of 62% while<em> Lactobacillus fermentum</em> has a GC content of 63% and both of them also belong to the same genus. So, it should remain in same Genus classification.
