Staphylococcus chromogenes
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Staphylococcus chromogenes is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. The species is associated with mastitis in dairy animals.[1]
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Staphylococcus chromogenes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
Genus: | Staphylococcus |
Species: | S. chromogenes |
Binomial name | |
Staphylococcus chromogenes (Devriese et al. 1978) Hájek et al. 1987 | |
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S. chromogenes can be a coagulase-variable Staphylococcus sp., with rare but individual populations displaying clotting activity. [2]