Staphylococcus aureus (DSM 20652, NCTC 10972)
Staphylococcus aureus DSM 20652 is a human pathogen of the family Staphylococcaceae.
human pathogen BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Bacilli |
| Order Caryophanales |
| Family Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus Staphylococcus |
| Species Staphylococcus aureus |
| Full scientific name Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (2) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8872 | CORYNEBACTERIUM AGAR (DSMZ Medium 53) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: CORYNEBACTERIUM AGAR (DSMZ Medium 53) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 10.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Glucose 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8872 | positive | growth | 37 |
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenicity | Association of borderline oxacillin-susceptible strains of Staphylococcus aureus with surgical wound infections. | Kernodle DS, Classen DC, Stratton CW, Kaiser AB. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.36.1.219-222.1998 | 1998 |  |
| Phylogeny | Molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus based on PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism and DNA sequence analysis of the coagulase gene. | Hookey JV, Richardson JF, Cookson BD. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.36.4.1083-1089.1998 | 1998 | |
| Metabolism | Use of extracts versus whole-cell bacterial suspensions in the identification of Staphylococcus aureus beta-lactamase variants. | Kernodle DS, McGraw PA, Stratton CW, Kaiser AB. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.34.3.420 | 1990 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive14491.20260601.11
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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