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Species/Subspecies: Staphylococcus haemolyticus
Etymology: Genus name: bunch of grape-like cocci (coccus means a grain or berry)
Species epithet: blood-dissolving.
Significance:  [Unclassified]]   
Taxonomy:
Phylum
Bacillota
Class
Bacilli
Order
Bacillales
Family
Staphylococcaceae 
Genus
Staphylococcus
Type Strain: ATCC 29970, NCTC 11042, CCUG 7323.
Macromorphology (smell):
Micromorphology:
Gram +/Gram -:G+
Metabolism: Facultatively anaerobic
Catalase/Oxidase:+/?
Other Enzymes: Coagulase -, DNase -,lipase +
Spec. Char.:
Reservoir: Belongs to the normal flora on the skin of humans and pets.
Disease:
HostsDiseaseClinical picture
Human (with compromised immune system).Skin and other types of infections.
Human with internal prostheses.Biofilm can form on different types of internal prostheses, which may result in bacteremia.
Genome Sequence:
Acc-noStrainSize (bp)GenomeRef.
AP006716 JCSC1435 2 814 816 1c + 2 Nr 175

16S rRNA Seq.:
Acc-noStrainNumber of NTOperon
X66100 CCM2737 1544 

Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Updated:2023-03-08

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