| Species/Subspecies: | Staphylococcus saprophyticus subsp. saprophyticus | ||||||||
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| Etymology: | Genus name: bunch of grape-like cocci (coccus means a grain or berry) Species epithet: saprophytic Subspecies epithet: see Species epithet | ||||||||
| Significance: | Does not cause disease in animals, but can be isolated from skin and nostrils of cat and cattle, respectively. [Of minor importance] |
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| Taxonomy: | Class Bacilli Order Bacillales Family Staphylococcaceae Genus Staphylococcus |
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| Type Strain: | ATCC 15305 = CCUG 3706 = NCTC 7292 | ||||||||
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| Gram +/Gram -: | G+ | ||||||||
| Metabolism: | Facutatively anaerobic | ||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | +/- | ||||||||
| Other Enzymes: | Coagulase -, urease +. | ||||||||
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| Could be of interest to see this bacterium on a SELMA Plus plate, becauce it is sometimes used as "type species" for coagulase negative staphylococci. | ||||||||
| Disease: | May cause urinary tract infections in humans. |
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| Hosts: | Cat, cattle and humans | ||||||||
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| Comment: | Is sometimes used as "type species" for coagulase negative staphylococci. | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-05-10 |