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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science| Species/Subspecies: | Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. sciuri | ||||||||
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| Category: | In the normal flora | ||||||||
| Etymology: | Genus name: bunch of grape-like cocci (coccus means a grain or berry). Species epithet: från squirrel. Subspecies epithet: see species epithet. | ||||||||
| Significance: | It is important to keep in mind that this bacterium may carry different resistance and virulence genes. [Important] |
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| Taxonomy: | Class Bacilli Order Bacillales Family Staphylococcaceae Genus Staphylococcus |
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| Type Strain: | K21 = ATCC 29070. | ||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell): | Forms large greyish white colonies (9-10 mm in diameter), which become cream tint in the center. No hemolysis on bovine blood agar. | ||||||||
| Micromorphology: | Spherical cells (0.8-1.2 µm in diameter), which appear singly, in pairs or in tetrads. | ||||||||
| Gram +/Gram -: | G+ | ||||||||
| Metabolism: | (Facultatively) aerobic | ||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | +/+ | ||||||||
| Other Enzymes: | Coagulase -, DNase (+) | ||||||||
| Fermentation of carbohydrates: | D-glucose + lactose + maltose - L-rhamnose - sucrose + L-arabinose + cellobiose + D-mannitol + salicin + trehalose + glycerol + inulin ? raffinose + D-sorbitol + starch ? |
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| Reservoir: | The environment. | ||||||||
| Disease: | May cause skin infections, but it is not common. |
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| Hosts: | Squirrel, dog, cat, goat and other animal species including humans. | ||||||||
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| Taxonomy/phylogeny: | About 70 species and subspecies have been described within the genus Staphylococcus. | ||||||||
| Reference(s): | No. 147 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-03-08 |
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