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Staphylococcus microti

Staphylococcus microti is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. This species was originally isolated from viscera of the common vole, Microtus arvalis. It is genetically similar to Staphylococcus rostri.

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Staphylococcus microti
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Staphylococcaceae
Genus: Staphylococcus
Species:
S. microti
Binomial name
Staphylococcus microti
Nováková et al. 2010

Staphylococcus microti is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. This species was originally isolated from viscera of the common vole, Microtus arvalis.1 It is genetically similar to Staphylococcus rostri.2

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  1. Nováková, D; Pantůcek, R; Hubálek, Z; Falsen, E; Busse, HJ; Schumann, P; Sedlácek, I (March 2010). "Staphylococcus microti sp. nov., isolated from the common vole (Microtus arvalis)". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (Pt 3): 566–73. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.011429-0. PMID 19654347.
  2. Riesen, A.; Perreten, V. (9 October 2009). "Staphylococcus rostri sp. nov., a haemolytic bacterium isolated from the noses of healthy pigs". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (9): 2042–2047. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.012443-0. PMID 19819995.
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