The family ''Micrococcaceae'' includes bacterial genera of
Gram positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
Gram-positive bact ...
cocci
A coccus (plural cocci) is any bacterium or archaeon that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape. Bacteria are categorized based on their shapes into three classes: cocci (spherical-shaped), bacillus (rod-shaped) and spiral ( of whi ...
that inhabit the air and skin, such as ''
Micrococcus luteus
''Micrococcus luteus'' is a Gram-positive, to Gram-variable, nonmotile, coccus, tetrad-arranging, pigmented, saprotrophic bacterium that belongs to the family Micrococcaceae. It is urease and catalase positive. An obligate aerobe, ''M. luteus' ...
''.
Genera
The family ''Micrococcaceae'' comprises the following genera:
* ''
Acaricomes''
Pukall ''et al''. 2006
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Arthrobacter''
Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Auritidibacter''
Yassin ''et al''. 2011
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Citricoccus''
Altenburger ''et al''. 2002
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Enteractinococcus''
Cao ''et al''. 2012
* ''
Falsarthrobacter''
Busse and Moore 2018
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Galactobacter''
Hahne ''et al''. 2019
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Garicola''
Lo ''et al''. 2015
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Glutamicibacter''
Busse 2016
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Haematomicrobium''
Schumann and Busse 2017
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Kocuria
''Kocuria'' is a genus of gram-positive bacteria. ''Kocuria'' is named after Miloslav Kocur, a Czech microbiologist. It has been found in the milk of water deer and reindeer. Cells are coccoid, resembling '' Staphylococcus'' and ''Micrococcus'', ...
''
Stackebrandt ''et al''. 1995
* ''
Micrococcoides''
Tóth ''et al''. 2017
* ''
Micrococcus
''Micrococcus'' (mi’ krō kŏk’ Əs) is a genus of bacteria in the Micrococcaceae family. ''Micrococcus'' occurs in a wide range of environments, including water, dust, and soil. Micrococci have Gram-positive spherical cells ranging from abo ...
''
Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Neomicrococcus''
Prakash ''et al''. 2015
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Nesterenkonia''
Stackebrandt ''et al''. 1995
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Paenarthrobacter''
Busse 2016
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Paeniglutamicibacter''
Busse 2016
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Pseudarthrobacter''
Busse 2016
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Pseudoglutamicibacter''
Busse 2016
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Psychromicrobium''
Schumann ''et al''. 2017
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Renibacterium''
Sanders and Fryer 1980
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Rothia''
Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Sinomonas''
Zhou ''et al''. 2009
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Specibacter''
Lee and Schumann 2019
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Tersicoccus''
Vaishampayan ''et al''. 2013
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Yaniella''
Li ''et al''. 2008
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Zafaria''
Amin ''et al''. 2021
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Zhihengliuella''
Zhang ''et al''. 2007
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the
List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) is an online database that maintains information on the naming and taxonomy of prokaryotes, following the taxonomy requirements and rulings of the International Code of Nomenclature ...
and the phylogeny is based on whole-genome sequences.
Notes
References
External links
NCBI Taxonomy Browser
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