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Staphylococcaceae
The Staphylococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria that includes the genus ''Staphylococcus'', noted for encompassing several medically significant pathogens. The five genera ''Jeotgalicoccus'', '' Macrococcus'', ''Nosocomiicoccus'', ''Salinicoccus'', and ''Staphylococcus'' have been shown to be monophyletic, while ''Gemella ''Gemella'' is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria that thrive best at high partial pressure of CO2. Description A Gemella species was first described as Neisseria hemolysans in 1938. It was reclassified as a new genus in 1960 when strains wer ...'' appears to be polyphyletic. The pathogen methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' is a member of this family. References Bacillales Bacteria families {{Staphylococcaceae-stub ...
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Staphylococcaceae
The Staphylococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria that includes the genus ''Staphylococcus'', noted for encompassing several medically significant pathogens. The five genera ''Jeotgalicoccus'', '' Macrococcus'', ''Nosocomiicoccus'', ''Salinicoccus'', and ''Staphylococcus'' have been shown to be monophyletic, while ''Gemella ''Gemella'' is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria that thrive best at high partial pressure of CO2. Description A Gemella species was first described as Neisseria hemolysans in 1938. It was reclassified as a new genus in 1960 when strains wer ...'' appears to be polyphyletic. The pathogen methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' is a member of this family. References Bacillales Bacteria families {{Staphylococcaceae-stub ...
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Salinicoccus
''Salinococcus'' is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae. The genus name is derived from Latin ''salinus'' - saline, and Greek ''kokkos'' - a grain or berry A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit, although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples are strawberries, raspb ...). The genus was described in 1990 by Ventosa ''et al''.Ventosa A, Marquez, MC, Ruiz-Berraquero F and Kocur, M (1990) ''Salinicoccus roseus'' gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic Gram-positive coccus. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13, 29-33 Description The type strain is ''Salinicoccus roseus''. The genomic DNA G+C content of the species in this genus lies within the range of 46–51 mol%. Genome No species in this genus has had its genome sequenced to date. Clinical Species in this genus are not known to cause disease. Refer ...
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Nosocomiicoccus
''Nosocomiicoccus'' is a genus of gram-positive cocci. The name is derived ''nosocomium'' - hospital; ''coccus'' from Greek noun ''kokkos'' - a coccus a grain, berry: ''Nosocomiicoccus'' - a coccus isolated in a hospital. The genus was erected in 2008.Alves M., Nogueira C., de M., Chung A.P., Morais P.V., da Costa (2008) ''Nosocomiicoccus ampullae'' gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface of bottles of saline solution used in wound cleansing. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58(12):2939-2944 The genus is a member of the family Staphylococcaceae. A common feature of all members of this family is their osmo- and halotolerance - the ability to grow at high salt concentrations. Description The type species of the genus is ''Nosocomiicoccus ampullae''. Genome A draft full genome sequence of ''Nosocomiicoccus massiliensis'' is available in Genbank (accessioCAVG000000000. The bacterial chromosome has an estimated size of about 1.650.00 nt, and a GC-content of 36.5%.Mishra AK, Edou ...
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Abyssicoccus
''Abyssicoccus'' is a genus from the family of Staphylococcaceae The Staphylococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria that includes the genus ''Staphylococcus'', noted for encompassing several medically significant pathogens. The five genera ''Jeotgalicoccus'', '' Macrococcus'', ''Nosocomiicoccus'', ' ..., with one known species ('' Abyssicoccus albus''). References Erysipelotrichia Monotypic bacteria genera Bacteria genera {{Firmicutes-stub ...
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Jeotgalicoccus
''Jeotgalicoccus'' is a genus of Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, and halotolerant to halophilic bacteria. The cells are coccoid. The genus is named after the Korean fish sauce jeotgal ''Jeotgal'' () or ''jeot'' (), translated as salted seafood, is a category of salted preserved dishes made with seafood such as shrimps, oysters, clams, fish, and roe. Depending on the ingredients, ''jeotgal'' can range from flabby, solid piec ..., whence these bacteria were first isolated. References Further reading Staphylococcaceae Bacteria genera {{Staphylococcaceae-stub ...
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Macrococcus
''Macrococcus'' is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae. The genus was created in 1998.Kloos, W. E., D. N. Ballard, C. G. George, J. A. Webster, R. J. Hubner, W. Ludwig, K. H. Schleifer, F. Fiedler, and K. Schubert. 1998. Delimiting the genus Staphylococcus through description of ''Macrococcus caseolyticus'' gen. nov., comb. nov. and ''Macrococcus equipercicus'' sp. nov., and ''Macrococcus bovicus'' sp. nov, and ''Macrococcus carouselicus'' sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48:859-877 History The first recognised species in this genus (''Macrococcus caseolyticus'') was initially named ''Micrococcus caseolyticus'' by Evans in 1916. It was then renamed ''Staphylococcus caseolyticus'' by Schleifer ''et al'' in 1982. It received its current designation in 1998 by Kloos ''et al''. Description Members of the genus ''Macrococcus'' are Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-spore-forming cocci that are coagulase negative and catalase positive. They can be disti ...
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Staphylococcus
''Staphylococcus'' is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Staphylococcaceae from the order Bacillales. Under the microscope, they appear spherical (cocci), and form in grape-like clusters. ''Staphylococcus'' species are facultative anaerobic organisms (capable of growth both aerobically and anaerobically). The name was coined in 1880 by Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist Alexander Ogston (1844–1929), following the pattern established five years earlier with the naming of ''Streptococcus''. It combines the prefix "staphylo-" (from grc, σταφυλή, staphylē, bunch of grapes), and suffixed by the Modern (from ). Staphylococcus was one of the leading infections in hospitals and many strains of this bacterium have become antibiotic resistant. Despite strong attempts to get rid of them, staph bacteria stay present in hospitals, where they can infect people who are most at risk of infection. Staphylococcus includes at least 43 species. Of these, nine have two su ...
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (MRSA) is a group of Gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from other strains of ''Staphylococcus aureus''. MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It caused more than 100,000 deaths attributable to antimicrobial resistance in 2019. MRSA is any strain of ''S. aureus'' that has developed (through natural selection) or acquired (through horizontal gene transfer) a multiple drug resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics. Beta-lactam (β-lactam) antibiotics are a broad-spectrum group that include some penams (penicillin derivatives such as methicillin and oxacillin) and cephems such as the cephalosporins. Strains unable to resist these antibiotics are classified as methicillin-susceptible ''S. aureus'', or MSSA. MRSA is common in hospitals, prisons, and nursing homes, where people with open wounds, invasive devices such as catheters, and weakened immune systems are at greater risk of healt ...
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Bacillales
The Bacillales are an order of Gram-positive bacteria, placed within the Bacillota. Representative genera include ''Bacillus'', ''Listeria'' and ''Staphylococcus''. See also * List of bacteria genera * List of bacterial orders This article lists the orders of the Bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S ... References Gram-positive bacteria Bacilli {{bacilli-stub ...
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Gemella
''Gemella'' is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria that thrive best at high partial pressure of CO2. Description A Gemella species was first described as Neisseria hemolysans in 1938. It was reclassified as a new genus in 1960 when strains were found to be distinct enough from Neisseria to require a new genus. The name was suggested based on the organism being a diplococcus and gemellus is the diminutive of geminus, which is Latin for twin. They are facultatively anaerobic and give negative reactions to both oxidase and catalase tests. They are obligately fermentative, producing either a mixture of acetic and lactic acids or an equimolar molar mixture of acetic acid and CO2. For example, ''G. haemolysans'' ferments glucose forming a mixture of acetic and lactic acids in the absence of oxygen, whereas when oxygen is present, it forms acetic acid and CO2. Clinical importance ''Gemella'' bacteria are primarily found in the mucous membranes of humans and other animals, particula ...
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Family (taxonomy)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ...
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