Staphylococcus delphini

Staphylococcus delphini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Staphylococcaceae
Genus: Staphylococcus
Species: S. delphini
Binomial name
Staphylococcus delphini
Varaldo et al. 1988

Staphylococcus delphini is a Gram-positive, coagulase-positive member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of single, paired, and clustered cocci. Strains of this species were originally isolated from aquarium-raised dolphins suffering from skin lesions.[1]

References

  1. Varaldo, P. E.; Kilpper-Balz, R.; Biavasco, F.; Satta, G.; Schlifer, K. H. (1 October 1988). "Staphylococcus delphini sp. nov., a Coagulase-Positive Species Isolated from Dolphins". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 38 (4): 436–439. doi:10.1099/00207713-38-4-436.

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