Micrococcus luteus 3B is a bacterium that was isolated from human volar forearm collected as enrichment culture of skin swabs.
16S sequence Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-02-09 11:31:33 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Micrococcales |
| Family Micrococcaceae |
| Genus Micrococcus |
| Species Micrococcus luteus |
| Full scientific name Micrococcus luteus (Schroeter 1872) Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (3) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23609 | TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Yeast extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23609 | positive | growth | 28 |
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Engineered | #Laboratory | #Lab enrichment | |
| #Infection | #Patient | #Swab | |
| #Host | #Human | - | |
| #Host Body-Site | #Organ | #Skin, Nail, Hair |
| @ref | Sample type | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23609 | human volar forearm collected as enrichment culture of skin swabs | Germany | DEU | Europe |
Global distribution of 16S sequence KF993660 (>99% sequence identity) for Micrococcus from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
9695 |
 Soil Samples |
6060 |
 Animal Samples |
37863 |
 Plant Samples |
3126 |
| Total Samples | 56744 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23609 | Micrococcus luteus strain 2B 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | KF993660 | 1442 |   | 1270 |
How to citeIf you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive131814.20251217.10
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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