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Staphylococcus hominis subsp. hominis

Staphylococcus hominis subsp. hominis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 11320

Current Name

Staphylococcus hominis subsp. hominis

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

ATCC 27844

General Info

Authority

Kloos and Schleifer 1975 emend. Kloos et al. 1998

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 27844, CCUG 35516, CIP 102258, CIP 81.57, DM 22, DSM 20328, JCM 2419, LMG 13348, NRRL B-14737

Family

Staphylococcaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Glucose: +

Sucrose: +

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Oxidation

Gluconate: -

Enzyme Tests

Arginine deiminase: -

Beta-galactosidase: +

Coagulase: -

Gelatinase: +

Lysine decarboxylase: -

Phenylalanone aminotransferase: -

Strain Data

Type strain / ATCC in 1979 / W. E. Kloos / Human skin / Kloos, W. E. & Schliefer, K. H. (1975) Int. J. syst. Bact. 25, 63-69

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1979

Depositor

ATCC

Isolated From

human, human skin

History

ISOLATED BY KLOOS W E

Previous Catalogue Name

Staphylococcus hominis subsp. hominis

Applications

Bibliography

KLOOS W E & SCHLEIFER K H 1972 INT J SYST BACT 25 63 69

Extended Bibliography

Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus subsp. nov., a novel trehalose- and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-negative, novobiocin- and multiple-antibiotic-resistant subspecies isolated from human blood cultures., http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-48-3-799 Isolation and characterization of staphylococci from human skin. II. Description of four new species: Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus hominis, and Staphylococcus simulans, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-25-1-62

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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