Staphylococcus epidermidis AmMS 242 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium of the family Staphylococcaceae.
Gram-positive coccus-shaped facultative anaerobe Bacteria
SI-ID 42490
| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Bacilli |
| Order Caryophanales |
| Family Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus Staphylococcus |
| Species Staphylococcus epidermidis |
| Full scientific name Staphylococcus epidermidis (Winslow and Winslow 1908) Evans 1916 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
| 42100 | Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 42100 | alcohol dehydrogenase | + | 1.1.1.1 | |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 42100 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 42100 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 42100 | coagulase | - | ||
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 42100 | DNase | - | ||
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | - | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | - | from API zym | |
| 42100 | gelatinase | +/- | ||
| 42100 | lecithinase | - | ||
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 42100 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | - | from API zym | |
| 42100 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | |
| 42100 | oxidase | - | ||
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 42100 | urease | + | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisindole Compounds-Synthesis and Medicinal Properties. | Marinescu M. | Antibiotics (Basel) | 10.3390/antibiotics13121212 | 2024 | | |
| Evaluation of the Biotoxis qPCR Detection Kit for Francisella tularensis Detection in Clinical and Environmental Samples. | Hennebique A, Gas F, Batina H, De Araujo C, Bizet K, Maurin M. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.01434-20 | 2020 | | |
| Efficacy of a commercial bacteriophage cocktail against planktonic cells and both thin and thick biofilms of skin pathogens, measured using isothermal microcalorimetry | Lafranca T, Bonkat G, Rieken M, Braissant O. | Front Microbiol | 2025 | | ||
| Molecular characterization and genotype of multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in nasal carriage of young population, Mahasarakham, Thailand. | Chopjitt P, Tangthong P, Kongkaem J, Wonkyai P, Charoenwattanamaneechai A, Khankhum S, Sunthamala P, Kerdsin A, Sunthamala N. | Biomol Biomed | 10.17305/bb.2024.11116 | 2025 | | |
| Antimicrobial Coatings Based on a Photoreactive (Meth)acrylate Syrup and Ferulic Acid-The Effectiveness against Staphylococcus epidermidis. | Kowalczyk A, Kraskiewicz A, Markowska-Szczupak A, Kowalczyk K. | Polymers (Basel) | 10.3390/polym16172452 | 2024 | | |
| Antimicrobial Efficacy of Teucrium polium L. Extracts for Dental Caries: Green Extraction Techniques and Bioactive Compounds. | Javadpour K, Shekarchizadeh H, Goli M, Moradiyan Tehrani H. | Food Sci Nutr | 10.1002/fsn3.4718 | 2025 | | |
| Evaluation of Antimicrobial Performance of Calcium Dihydroxide (Ca(OH)2) Coating on Ti for Potential Metallic Orthopedic Implant Applications. | Holeczek H, de Wild M, Ruegg J, Gruner P, Moser W, Braissant O. | Antibiotics (Basel) | 10.3390/antibiotics14010091 | 2025 | | |
| Sulphated TiO2 Reduced by Ammonia and Hydrogen as an Excellent Photocatalyst for Bacteria Inactivation. | Rychtowski P, Paszkiewicz O, Markowska-Szczupak A, Leniec G, Tryba B. | Materials (Basel) | 10.3390/ma17010066 | 2023 | | |
| Effect of habitat variations on the chemical composition, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of Achillea fragrantissima (Forssk) Sch. Bip. | Elsharkawy ER, Alghanem SM, Elmorsy E. | Biotechnol Rep (Amst) | 10.1016/j.btre.2020.e00581 | 2021 | | |
| Activity of Silver Nanoparticles against Staphylococcus spp. | Swolana D, Wojtyczka RD. | Int J Mol Sci | 10.3390/ijms23084298 | 2022 | | |
| Cinnamaldehyde as antimicrobial in cellulose-based dental appliances. | Worreth S, Bieger V, Rohr N, Astasov-Frauenhoffer M, Topper T, Osmani B, Braissant O. | J Appl Microbiol | 10.1111/jam.15283 | 2022 | | |
| Impact of TiO2 Reduction and Cu Doping on Bacteria Inactivation under Artificial Solar Light Irradiation. | Rychtowski P, Paszkiewicz O, Roman-Martinez MC, Lillo-Rodenas MA, Markowska-Szczupak A, Tryba B. | Molecules | 10.3390/molecules27249032 | 2022 | | |
| Preliminary Microbiological Tests of S-Carvone and Geraniol and Selected Derivatives of These Compounds That May Be Formed in the Processes of Isomerization and Oxidation. | Wroblewska A, Fajdek-Bieda A, Markowska-Szczupak A, Radkowska M. | Molecules | 10.3390/molecules27207012 | 2022 | | |
| Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities of Ducrosia flabellifolia: A Combined Experimental and Computational Approaches. | Snoussi M, Ahmad I, Aljohani AMA, Patel H, Abdulhakeem MA, Alhazmi YS, Tepe B, Adnan M, Siddiqui AJ, Sarikurkcu C, Riadh B, Feo V, Alreshidi M, Noumi E. | Antioxidants (Basel) | 10.3390/antiox11112174 | 2022 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Smaller Copper Oxide Nanoparticles have More Biological Effects Versus Breast Cancer and Nosocomial Infections Bacteria. | Abbasi A, Ghorban K, Nojoomi F, Dadmanesh M. | Asian Pac J Cancer Prev | 10.31557/apjcp.2021.22.3.893 | 2021 | |
| Antibacterial efficiency of the Sudanese Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.), a famous beverage from Sudanese folk medicine. | Abdallah EM. | J Intercult Ethnopharmacol | 10.5455/jice.20160320022623 | 2016 | | |
| Few Layered Oxidized h-BN as Nanofiller of Cellulose-Based Paper with Superior Antibacterial Response and Enhanced Mechanical/Thermal Performance. | Onyszko M, Markowska-Szczupak A, Rakoczy R, Paszkiewicz O, Janusz J, Gorgon-Kuza A, Wenelska K, Mijowska E. | Int J Mol Sci | 10.3390/ijms21155396 | 2020 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Daptomycin antibiotic lock therapy in a rat model of staphylococcal central venous catheter biofilm infections. | Van Praagh AD, Li T, Zhang S, Arya A, Chen L, Zhang XX, Bertolami S, Mortin LI. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.00147-11 | 2011 | |
| Influence of Preparation Procedure on Physicochemical and Antibacterial Properties of Titanate Nanotubes Modified with Silver. | Jose M, Sienkiewicz P, Szymanska K, Darowna D, Moszynski D, Lendzion-Bielun Z, Szymanski K, Mozia S. | Nanomaterials (Basel) | 10.3390/nano9050795 | 2019 | | |
| Pathogenicity | In vivo activity of anprocide alone, and in vitro activity in combination with conventional antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms. | Pettit RK, Weber CA, Lawrence SB, Pettit GR, Kean MJ, Cage GD. | J Med Microbiol | 10.1099/jmm.0.008268-0 | 2009 | |
| Metabolism | Exopolysaccharides regulate calcium flow in cariogenic biofilms. | Astasov-Frauenhoffer M, Varenganayil MM, Decho AW, Waltimo T, Braissant O. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0186256 | 2017 | |
| Pathogenicity | Microplate Alamar blue assay for Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm susceptibility testing. | Pettit RK, Weber CA, Kean MJ, Hoffmann H, Pettit GR, Tan R, Franks KS, Horton ML. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.49.7.2612-2617.2005 | 2005 | |
| The Relationship between the Mechanism of Zinc Oxide Crystallization and Its Antimicrobial Properties for the Surface Modification of Surgical Meshes. | Fiedot M, Maliszewska I, Rac-Rumijowska O, Suchorska-Wozniak P, Lewinska A, Teterycz H. | Materials (Basel) | 10.3390/ma10040353 | 2017 | | |
| Phylogeny | Quantitative microbial ecology through stable isotope probing. | Hungate BA, Mau RL, Schwartz E, Caporaso JG, Dijkstra P, van Gestel N, Koch BJ, Liu CM, McHugh TA, Marks JC, Morrissey EM, Price LB. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.02280-15 | 2015 | |
| Metabolism | Genotypic and phenotypic analysis of clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus revealed production patterns and hemolytic potentials unlinked to gene profiles and source. | Roetzer A, Haller G, Beyerly J, Geier CB, Wolf HM, Gruener CS, Model N, Eibl MM. | BMC Microbiol | 10.1186/s12866-016-0630-x | 2016 | |
| The Benefits of Using Saccharose for Photocatalytic Water Disinfection. | Rokicka-Konieczna P, Markowska-Szczupak A, Kusiak-Nejman E, Morawski AW | Int J Mol Sci | 10.3390/ijms23094719 | 2022 | | |
| Fabrication of Antibacterial Metal Surfaces Using Magnetron-Sputtering Method. | Markowska-Szczupak A, Paszkiewicz O, Michalkiewicz B, Kaminska A, Wrobel RJ | Materials (Basel) | 10.3390/ma14237301 | 2021 | | |
| Enzymology | Effect of APTES modified TiO2 on antioxidant enzymes activity secreted by Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis. | Rokicka-Konieczna P, Wanag A, Sienkiewicz A, Kusiak-Nejman E, Morawski AW | Biochem Biophys Res Commun | 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.10.034 | 2020 | |
| Pathogenicity | Lactococcus lactis as a safe and inexpensive source of bioactive silver composites. | Viorica RP, Pawel P, Kinga M, Michal Z, Katarzyna R, Boguslaw B | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/s00253-017-8443-x | 2017 | |
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