Macrococcus

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Macrococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, spherical bacteria closely related to Staphylococcus and commonly found on the skin and mucous membranes of animals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bacterial genus
antibioticResistancePotential may carry resistance genes
belongsTo Staphylococcaceae NERFINISHED
belongsToGroup low-GC Gram-positive bacteria
biosafetyLevel BSL-1 (most species)
catalaseActivity catalase-positive
cellArrangement clusters
pairs
tetrads
cellShape coccus
spherical
cellSize relatively large cocci
cellWallComponent peptidoglycan
class Bacilli
coagulaseActivity coagulase-negative
ecologicalRole commensal on animal skin
family Staphylococcaceae NERFINISHED
firstDescribedAsGenusBy Kloos et al. NERFINISHED
firstDescriptionYear 1998
foundOn skin of cattle
skin of dogs
skin of pigs
skin of poultry
genomeType circular double-stranded DNA
gramStain Gram-positive
habitat mucous membranes of animals
skin of animals
skin of domestic animals
skin of livestock
hasSpecies Macrococcus bovicus NERFINISHED
Macrococcus canis NERFINISHED
Macrococcus carouselicus NERFINISHED
Macrococcus caseolyticus NERFINISHED
kingdom Bacteria
metabolism chemoorganotrophic
motility non-motile
order Bacillales NERFINISHED
oxygenRequirement aerobic
facultatively anaerobic
pathogenicity usually non-pathogenic
phylum Bacillota NERFINISHED
relatedTo Staphylococcus NERFINISHED
relevance food microbiology
veterinary microbiology
reproduction binary fission
sporeFormation non-spore-forming
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Macrococcus caseolyticus NERFINISHED

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Bacillales includesGenus Macrococcus