Micrococcus luteus (DSM 101786, 1B)
Micrococcus luteus 1B is a bacterium that was isolated from human volar forearm collected as enrichment culture of skin swabs.
16S sequence BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:37:42 |
| 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) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23610 | 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 |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23610 | positive | growth | 28 |
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
Isolation source categories
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Engineered | #Laboratory | #Lab enrichment | |
| #Infection | #Patient | #Swab | |
| #Host | #Human | - | |
| #Host Body-Site | #Organ | #Skin, Nail, Hair |
Isolation
| @ref | Sample type | Host species | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23610 | human volar forearm collected as enrichment culture of skin swabs | Homo sapiens | Germany | DEU | Europe |
Taxonmaps
Global distribution of 16S sequence KF993659 (>99% sequence identity) for Micrococcus from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
9695 |
 Soil Samples |
6060 |
 Animal Samples |
37863 |
 Plant Samples |
3126 |
| Total Samples | 56744 |
Sequence information
16S sequences
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23610 | Micrococcus luteus strain 1B 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | KF993659 | 1437 |   | 1270 |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive131815.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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