| Staphylococcus piscifermentans |
Taxonomy
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Ecology
Pathogenicity
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Bacillales, Family Staphylococcaceae, Genus Staphylococcus, Staphylococcus
piscifermentans Tanasupawat et al. 1992. Closely related to Staphylococcus carnosus.
piscifermentans Tanasupawat et al. 1992. Closely related to Staphylococcus carnosus.
Gram-positive cocci. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming.
Rounded, white-yellowish, opaque colonies. Facultatively anaerobic. Optimum growth
temperature 37 ºC ( range 18 - 42 ºC). Media: Trypticase Soy Yeast extract Agar ± 5%
sheep blood, Trypticase Soy Yeast extract Broth.
temperature 37 ºC ( range 18 - 42 ºC). Media: Trypticase Soy Yeast extract Agar ± 5%
sheep blood, Trypticase Soy Yeast extract Broth.
Isolated from fermented fish & fish-based sauces. Sensible to novobiocin and lysostaphin. Resistant to lysozyme.
Unknown pathogenicity.
Contribute to the development of the fish & meat products flavor & maturation (salami).
Contribute to the development of the fish & meat products flavor & maturation (salami).
- Tanasupawat (S.), Hashimoto (Y.), Ezaki (T.), Kozaki (M.) and Komagata (K.): Staphylococcus piscifermentans sp. nov., from
fermented fish in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 577-581. - Hammes (W.P.), Bosch (I.) et Wolf (G.) : Contribution of Staphylococcus carnosus and Staphylococcus piscifermentans to the
fermentation of protein foods. J. Appl. Bacteriol., 79, 76S-83S. - 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 nitrate reduction, urease, deoxyribonuclease, catalase, arginine
dihydrolase, beta-glucosidase, acid production from: D-glucose, melezitose, trehalose,
salicin and fructose.
Negative results for oxidase, alkaline phosphatase, acetoin production, coagulase, citrate utilization, beta-glucuronidase,
beta-galactosidase, acid production from mannose, arabinose, cellobiose, fucose, xylitol, raffinose, turanose and xylose.
Variable results for esculin hydrolysis, Tween 80 hydrolysis, acid production from: lactose, galactose, glycerol, mannitol, ribose,
sorbitol and sucrose.
dihydrolase, beta-glucosidase, acid production from: D-glucose, melezitose, trehalose,
salicin and fructose.
Negative results for oxidase, alkaline phosphatase, acetoin production, coagulase, citrate utilization, beta-glucuronidase,
beta-galactosidase, acid production from mannose, arabinose, cellobiose, fucose, xylitol, raffinose, turanose and xylose.
Variable results for esculin hydrolysis, Tween 80 hydrolysis, acid production from: lactose, galactose, glycerol, mannitol, ribose,
sorbitol and sucrose.
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