Staphylococcus xylosus
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Staphylococcus xylosus is a species of bacteria belonging to the genus Staphylococcus. It is a Gram-positive bacterium that forms clusters of cells. Like most staphylococcal species, it is coagulase-negative and exists as a commensal on the skin of humans and animals and in the environment.[1]
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Staphylococcus xylosus | |
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1000x magnification of a Gram-stained sample of Staphylococcus xylosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
Genus: | Staphylococcus |
Species: | S. xylosus |
Binomial name | |
Staphylococcus xylosus Schleifer & Kloos 1975 | |
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Staphylococcus xylosus may be used as CNC (coagulase-negative cocci) in salami fermentation.[2]
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 cases it may have been misidentified.