Staphylococcus warneri

Taxobox
color = lightgrey
name = "Staphylococcus warneri"
regnum = Bacteria
phylum = Firmicutes
classis = Cocci
ordo = Bacillales
familia = Staphylococcaceae
genus = "Staphylococcus"
species = "S. warneri"
binomial = "Staphylococcus warneri"
binomial_authority = Kloos & Schleifer 1975

"Staphylococcus warneri" is a member of the bacterial genus "Staphylococcus", consisting of Gram-positive bacteria with spherical cells appearing in clusters. It is coagulase-negative and is a common commensal organism on the skin of humans and animals. Like other coagulase-negative staphylococci, "S. warneri" rarely causes disease, but may occasionally cause infection in patients whose immune system is compromised.

It is possible that some past reports of serious infection with "S. warneri" may in fact represent misidentification of "S. lugdunensis".

Colonies of "S. warneri" are usually beige, tan, or yellow, and about 2-4 mm in diameter after 48 hours' incubation at 35 degrees Celsius.