| Species/Subspecies:
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Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. sciuri |
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| Category:
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In the normal flora |
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| Etymology:
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Genus name: bunch of grape-like cocci (coccus means a grain or berry).
Species epithet: från squirrel.
Subspecies epithet: see species epithet. |
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| Significance: | It is important to keep in mind that this bacterium may carry different resistance and virulence genes.
[Important]
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| Taxonomy:
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Class
Bacilli Order
Bacillales Family
Staphylococcaceae Genus
Staphylococcus |
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| Type Strain:
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K21 = ATCC 29070. |
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| 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. |
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| Micromorphology:
| Spherical cells (0.8-1.2 µm in diameter), which appear singly, in pairs or in tetrads. |
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| Gram +/Gram -: | G+ |
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| Metabolism:
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(Facultatively) aerobic |
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| Catalase/Oxidase: | +/+ |
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| Other Enzymes:
| Coagulase -, DNase (+) |
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| 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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| Spec. Char.:
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| Reservoir: | The environment. |
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| 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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| Clinical Picture:
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| Genome Sequence:
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| Acc-no | Strain | Size (bp) | Genome |
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| NZ_PPQD00000000 | NCTC 12103 | 2 767 666 | |
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| 16S rRNA Seq.:
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| Acc-no | Strain | Number of NT | Operon |
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| AB662960 | NCCP-193 | 1552 | |
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| Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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About 70 species and subspecies have been described within the genus Staphylococcus. |
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| Reference(s):
| No. 147 |
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| Updated: | 2023-03-08 |
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