Phylum Firmicutes Scientific name Staphylococcus caprae Rank Species | ||
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Similar Bacteria, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus cohnii, Staphylococcus simulans, Staphylococcus warneri | ||
Staphylococcus caprae is a Gram-positive, coccus bacteria and a member of the genus Staphylococcus. S. caprae is coagulase-negative. It was originally isolated from goats (caprae means "of a goat"), but members of this species have also been isolated from human samples.
Clinical importance
S. caprae occurs as a commensal on human skin, but has also been implicated in infections of the bloodstream, urinary tract, bones, and joints. Because S. caprae is difficult to identify definitively in the laboratory, it likely occurs more often than the medical literature suggests.
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