Staphylococcus microti

Staphylococcus microti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Staphylococcaceae
Genus: Staphylococcus
Species: S. microti
Binomial name
Staphylococcus microti
Nováková et al. 2010

Staphylococcus microti is a Gram positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. This species was originally isolated from viscera of the common vole, Microtus arvalis.[1] It is genetically similar to Staphylococcus rostri. [2]

References

  1. ^ Nováková, D; Pantůcek, R, Hubálek, Z, Falsen, E, Busse, HJ, Schumann, P, Sedlácek, I (2010 Mar). "Staphylococcus microti sp. nov., isolated from the common vole (Microtus arvalis).". International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 60 (Pt 3): 566-73. PMID 19654347. 
  2. ^ Riesen, A.; Perreten, V. (9 October 2009). "Staphylococcus rostri sp. nov., a haemolytic bacterium isolated from the noses of healthy pigs". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 60 (9): 2042–2047. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.012443-0.