Staphylococcus stepanovicii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
Genus: | Staphylococcus |
Species: | S. stepanovicii |
Binomial name | |
Staphylococcus stepanovicii Hauschild et al. 2010 |
Staphylococcus stepanovicii is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of single, paired, and clustered cocci. The species is novobiocin-resistant and oxidase-positive. It was named in honor of Serbian microbiologist Srdjan Stepanović.
S. stepanovicii has been isolated from the skin of small mammals in the wild.