Micrococcus lylae
Micrococcus lylae is a gram positive bacterium.[1] The normal habitat for this Micrococcus species is skin, dust, and water.[2] Its type strain is ATCC 27566. It grows in tetrads, irregular clusters, and cubical packets of eight, and colonies are often brightly pigmented. They are strictly aerobic.
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See also
References
- Kloos, W. E.; Tornabene, T. G.; Schleifer, K. H. (1974). "Isolation and Characterization of Micrococci From Human Skin, Including Two New Species: Micrococcus lylae and Micrococcus kristinae". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 24 (1): 79–101. doi:10.1099/00207713-24-1-79. ISSN 0020-7713.
- Sneath, Peter (1986). Bergeys Manual of Systemic Bacteriology Volume 2.
External links
- Vumicro entry
- PATHOGEN SAFETY DATA SHEET – PHAC
- UniProt entry
- StrainInfo entry
- Type strain of Micrococcus lylae at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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