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Firmicutes => Bacilli => Bacillales => Staphylococcaceae => Staphylococcus => Staphylococcus kloosii Schleifer et al. 1985.
Gram positive cocci, 0.6–1.8 μm in diameter non-motile, non-sporing.
S-type colonies, yellowish or non-pigmented, 3–6 mm in dimaeterafter incubation for
2 days at 37 °C on brain heart infusion agar. Some strains are haemolytic. Aerobic
growth, temperature range 25-42 ºC. Can grow on Trypticase Soy Agar ± 5% sheep
blood, BHI agar.
2 days at 37 °C on brain heart infusion agar. Some strains are haemolytic. Aerobic
growth, temperature range 25-42 ºC. Can grow on Trypticase Soy Agar ± 5% sheep
blood, BHI agar.
Isolated from skin of squirrel, wild marsupials, raccoons, opossums, sheep, dogs & pigs (and from their ectoparasites - fleas).
Resistant to novobiocin & lysozyme. Sensible to lysostaphin.
Resistant to novobiocin & lysozyme. Sensible to lysostaphin.
Unknown; potential nosocomial infections.
- Holt J.G., Krieg N.R., Sneath P.H.A., Staley J.T., Wiliams S.T., 1994. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, Ninth
Edition, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. Group 17, Gram-Positive Cocci, 527-558. - Schleifer K.H., Killper-Balz R. & Devriese L.A.: Staphylococcus arlettae sp. nov., S. equorum sp. nov. and S. kloosii sp. nov.:
three new coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant species from animals. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1985, 5, 501-509. - Anna Murrell et al.: A survey of bacterial diversity in ticks, lice and fleas from Australia. Parasitol Res (2003) 89: 326–334.
- Kloos, W. E., Musselwhite, M. S., Zimmermann, R. J.: A comparison of the distribution of Staphylococcus species on human
and animal skin. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. I Abt. Suppl. Vol 5, 967-973, 1976. - Karl-Heinz Schleifer and Julia A. Bell, 2009. Family VIII. Staphylococcaceae fam. nov.. In: (Eds.) P.D. Vos, G. Garrity, D. Jones,
N.R. Krieg, W. Ludwig, F.A. Rainey, K.-H. Schleifer, W.B. Whitman. Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume 3: The
Firmicutes, Springer, 392-426.
Positive results for alkaline phosphatase, catalase, acid production from: trehalose,
mannitol, D-glucose, D-galactose, glycerol, ribose, melezitose, turanose (weak) &
fructose.
Negative results for nitrate reduction, oxidase, beta-glucosidase, hyaluronidase,
coagulase - rabbit plasma, clumping factor, fibrinolysin, deoxyribonuclease, heat-
stable nuclease, staphylokinase, Tween 80 hydrolysis, arginine dihydrolase, acid production from: amygdalin, arbutin, xylitol,
raffinose, xylose, sucrose, cellobiose, fucose, salicin & mannose.
Variable results for urease, acetoin production, acid production from lactose & arabinose.
mannitol, D-glucose, D-galactose, glycerol, ribose, melezitose, turanose (weak) &
fructose.
Negative results for nitrate reduction, oxidase, beta-glucosidase, hyaluronidase,
coagulase - rabbit plasma, clumping factor, fibrinolysin, deoxyribonuclease, heat-
stable nuclease, staphylokinase, Tween 80 hydrolysis, arginine dihydrolase, acid production from: amygdalin, arbutin, xylitol,
raffinose, xylose, sucrose, cellobiose, fucose, salicin & mannose.
Variable results for urease, acetoin production, acid production from lactose & arabinose.
API 20 Staph system cannot identify Staphylococcus kloosii. Use ABIS online software or manually identify your strain using tables. (Admin note)
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