| Staphylococcus caprae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Staphylococcus |
| Species: | S. caprae |
| Binomial name | |
| Staphylococcus caprae Devriese et al. 1983 |
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Staphylococcus caprae is a Gram positive, coccus bacteria and a member of the genus Staphylococcus. S. caprae is coagulase-negative. It was originally isolated from goats ("caprae" means "of a goat") but members of this species have also been isolated from human samples.
S. caprae occurs as a commensal on human skin, but has also been implicated in infections of the bloodstream, urinary tract, bones and joints. Because S. caprae is difficult to identify definitively in the laboratory,[1] it is likely that it occurs more often than the medical literature suggests.