Kingdom Bacteria Order Bacillales Genus Staphylococcus Rank Species | Phylum Firmicutes Family Staphylococcaceae Higher classification Staphylococcus | |
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Scientific name Staphylococcus saccharolyticus Similar Bacteria, Staphylococcus cohnii, Staphylococcus auricularis, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus warneri | ||
Staphylococcus saccharolyticus is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative, anaerobic member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of single and clustered cocci. The species was formerly known as Peptococcus saccharolyticus, but was reclassified on the basis of 16S ribosomal RNA and biochemical similarity to other members of Staphylococcus.
Pathogenicity
S. saccharolyticus may be a cause of infective endocarditis. This species is also known to contaminate samples of platelets taken from humans, though these contaminated samples generally do not cause S. saccharolyticus infections during transfusion.
References
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