In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Streptococcus is a genus of gram-positive " " ( plural ) or spherical bacteria that belongs to the family Streptococcaceae , within the order Lactobacillales ( lactic acid bacteria ) , in the phylum Firmicutes .
Streptococcus is a genus of spherical Gram-positive bacteria belonging to the phylum Firmicutes and the lactic acid bacteria group .