Streptococcus belongs to an order that is sporulating.
Streptococcus is a genus of coccus -LRB- spherical -RRB- Gram-positive bacteria belonging to the phylum Firmicutes and the order Lactobacillales -LRB- lactic acid bacteria -RRB-.
Lactobacillales or lactic acid bacteria -LRB- LAB -RRB- are an order of Gram-positive , low-GC , acid-tolerant , generally nonsporulating , nonrespiring , either rod - or coccus-shaped bacteria that share common metabolic and physiological characteristics.
