''Macrococcus lamae'' is a species of bacteria belonging to the genus ''
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. Schu ...
''. Strains of this species were originally isolated from the skin of
llama
The llama (; ) (''Lama glama'') is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a List of meat animals, meat and pack animal by Inca empire, Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era.
Llamas are social animals and live with othe ...
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Macrococcus lamae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Staphylococcaceae
Bacteria described in 2003
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