- Staphylococcus xylosus
Taxobox
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name = "Staphylococcus xylosus"
regnum = Bacteria
phylum =Firmicutes
classis =Cocci
ordo =Bacillales
familia =Staphylococcaceae
genus = "Staphylococcus "
species = "S. xylosus"
binomial = "Staphylococcus xylosus"
binomial_authority = Schleifer & Kloos 1975"Staphylococcus xylosus" is a member of the genus "
Staphylococcus ", a genus ofGram-positive bacteria that form clusters of cells. Like many other staphylococci, it iscoagulase -negative and exists as acommensal on the skin of humans and animals and in the environment. It appears to be far more common in animals than in humans. "S. xylosus" has very occasionally been identified as a cause of human infection, but in some it may have been misidentified.In common with "S. saprophyticus" and several other species, "S. xylosus" is resistant to the
antibiotic Novobiocin , Fleroxacin susceptible, Teicoplanin susceptible, Penicillin susceptible, Methicillin susceptible,Tetracycline susceptible,Erythromycin resistant. It is highly active biochemically, producing acid from a wide variety ofcarbohydrate s.Aerobic acid production from D-(+)-galactose, D-(+)-mannose, D-(+)-mannitol, maltose, & lactose(6)Caseinolytic & gelatinase activities.Produces slime but not capsules and this ability lost upon subculture Cell wall peptidoglycan similar to L-Lys-Gly3-5, L-Ser0.6-1.5 type found in predominately human species
Where you can find Staphylococcus xylosus:
*Nasal dermatitis in gerbils
*Pyelonephritis in humans
*Avian staphylococcosis
*Bovine intermammary infection
*Isolated in Milk, cheese, & sausages
*On skin of common animals
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