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Staphylococcus lutrae

Staphylococcus lutrae is a species of Gram-positive bacteria and a member of the genus Staphylococcus. Strains of this species were originally isolated from otters and are coagulase-positive.

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Staphylococcus lutrae
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Staphylococcaceae
Genus: Staphylococcus
Species:
S. lutrae
Binomial name
Staphylococcus lutrae
Foster et al. 19971

Staphylococcus lutrae is a species of Gram-positive bacteria and a member of the genus Staphylococcus. Strains of this species were originally isolated from otters and are coagulase-positive.1

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  1. Foster, G.; Ross, H. M.; Hutson, R. A.; Collins, M. D. (1 July 1997). "Staphylococcus lutrae sp. nov., a New Coagulase-Positive Species Isolated from Otters". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (3): 724–726. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-3-724. PMID 9226903.
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