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Phylum	Class	Order	Family	Genus	Species/Subspecies

Species/Subspecies:

Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. sciuri

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]

Taxonomy:

Phylum
Bacillota

Class
Bacilli

Order
Bacillales

Family
Staphylococcaceae

Genus
Staphylococcus

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
?

Can also ferment fucose and cellobiose, which is unique for staphylococci.

Spec. Char.:

Special Media:

Reservoir:

The environment.

Disease:

May cause skin infections, but it is not common.

Hosts:

Squirrel, dog, cat, goat and other animal species including humans.

Clinical Picture:

Genome Sequence:

Acc-no	Strain	Size (bp)	Genome
NZ_PPQD00000000	NCTC 12103	2 767 666

16S rRNA Seq.:

Acc-no	Strain	Number of NT	Operon
AB662960	NCCP-193	1552

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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