Kingdom Bacteria Order Bacillales Genus Staphylococcus Rank Species | Phylum Firmicutes Family Staphylococcaceae Higher classification Staphylococcus | |
Similar Bacteria, Staphylococcus arlettae, Staphylococcaceae | ||
Staphylococcus stepanovicii is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of single, paired, and clustered cocci. The species is novobiocin-resistant and oxidase-positive. It was named in honor of Serbian microbiologist Srdjan Stepanović.
S. stepanovicii has been isolated from the skin of small mammals in the wild.
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