Staphylococcus cohnii (DSM 20260, ATCC 29974, CCM 2736)

Name: Staphylococcus cohnii (DSM 20260, ATCC 29974, CCM 2736)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 14518

Type strain

Strain Designation GH 137, GH137

Culture col. no. DSM 20260 ATCC 29974 CCM 2736 GH 137 NRRL B-14756 10 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 29382 74704

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

History DSMZ <- K.H. Schleifer <- W.E. Kloos, GH 137 JCM <-- Y. Kosako <-- R. Sakazaki <-- ATCC 29974 <-- W. E. Kloos GH 137. CIP <- 1981, J. Pillet, Inst. Pasteur, Garches, France <- DSM <- K.H. Schleifer <- W.E. Kloos: strain GH137

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Staphylococcus cohnii GH 137 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium that was isolated from human skin.

Gram-positive coccus-shaped facultative anaerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 105431

NBRC:109713,ATCC 29974,DSM 20260,CCUG 6463,CCUG 7322,CCM 2736,NCTC 11041,CCUG 35144,JCM 2417,CCRC 12155,CIP 81.54,NRRL B-14756,BCRC 12155,NCIMB 13637,CNCTC 5678

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:28:18

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Staphylococcaceae

Genus Staphylococcus

Species Staphylococcus cohnii

Full scientific name Staphylococcus cohnii Schleifer and Kloos 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Staphylococcus cohnii** (16)	Type strain
14519	S. cohnii AW 81, DSM 20261, ATCC 29973
14520	S. cohnii DM 58, DSM 20262, ATCC 29972, CCUG 35145
14612	S. cohnii ES2-13a1, DSM 30608
14613	S. cohnii K2-1, DSM 30902
130700	S. cohnii G18, DSM 31026
148258	S. cohnii CCUG 35116
153102	S. cohnii CCUG 48496
153115	S. cohnii CCUG 48522
153893	S. cohnii CCUG 51542
153962	S. cohnii CCUG 51778
155162	S. cohnii CCUG 56667
156192	S. cohnii CCUG 60671
156877	S. cohnii CCUG 66263
157960	S. cohnii H62, DSM 103510
159345	S. cohnii McC-251-APC-3A2, DSM 107449
172319	S. cohnii CIMB145, CIMB 04-2594, CRBIP17.145

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
118331	positive	coccus-shaped

Colony morphology

@ref	Type of hemolysis	Hemolysis ability
8669	beta	1
118331		1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
8669	COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base
8669	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
33536	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
118331	CIP Medium 3	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
8669	positive	growth	37
33536	positive	growth	37
67770	positive	growth	37
118331	positive	growth	22-41
118331	negative	growth	10
118331	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
118331	facultative anaerobe
125439	facultative anaerobe	90.597

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8669	A11.02	A3alpha L-Lys-Gly_5-6

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA
68375	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
118331	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API ID32STA
118331	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
118331	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68375	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API ID32STA
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68375	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68375	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API ID32STA
118331	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
68375	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-		from API ID32STA
118331	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
118331	17234 ChEBI	glucose		+

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
118331	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68375	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API ID32STA
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
118331	amylase	-
68375	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API ID32STA
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
118331	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68375	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API ID32STA
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68375	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API ID32STA
68382	beta-glucuronidase	+	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68375	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API ID32STA
118331	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
8669	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
118331	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
118331	coagulase	-
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
8669	cytochrome-c oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
118331	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
118331	gelatinase	-
68375	L-arginine arylamidase	-		from API ID32STA
118331	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
118331	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
118331	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
118331	ornithine decarboxylase	+	4.1.1.17
68375	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API ID32STA
118331	oxidase	-
118331	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
118331	protease	-
68375	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API ID32STA
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
118331	tween esterase	+
118331	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68375	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API ID32STA
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
118331	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
118331	not determinedn.d.	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-

API ID32STA

@ref	URE	ADH (Arg)	ODC	ESC	GLU	FRU	MNE	MAL	LAC	TRE	MAN	RAF	RIB	CEL	Reduction of nitrateNIT	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	beta GAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	PAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	NOVO	SAC	NAG	TUR	ARA	beta GUR
8669	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
8669	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
8669	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8669	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-

API biotype100

@ref	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
118331	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Skin, Nail, Hair

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Host species
8669	human skin	Homo sapiens
67770	Human skin	Homo sapiens
118331	Human, Skin	Homo sapiens

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence D83361 (>99% sequence identity) for Staphylococcus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	20
Soil Samples	26
Animal Samples	679
Plant Samples	34
Total Samples	759

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8669	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
118331		1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
67770	44343_D01 assembly for Staphylococcus cohnii NCTC11041	contig	GCA_900458255	29382.51	8053093759	29382	77.81
66792	cohnii assembly for Staphylococcus cohnii ATCC 29974	chromosome	GCA_900240165	29382.25	2969584210	29382	71.1
66792	ASM799267v1 assembly for Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. cohnii NBRC 109713	contig	GCA_007992675	74704.14		74704	63.27
67770	ASM290236v1 assembly for Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. cohnii NCTC 11041	scaffold	GCA_002902365	74704.9	8053020678	74704	54.2

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. cohnii strain DSM 20260 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY688045	464	74704
8669	Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. cohnii gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: ATCC 29974 (=MAFF 911487)	D83361	1477	74704
124043	Staphylococcus cohnii strain ATCC 29974 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	OR801636	1477	29382
124043	Staphylococcus cohnii strain ATCC 29974 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	PQ248472	817	29382
124043	Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. cohnii strain ATCC 29974 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MW111171	600	74704

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
8669	37.1
67770	36.7-37.7	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: 44343_D01 assembly for Staphylococcus cohnii NCTC11041
BV-BRC: 29382.51

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	facultative anaerobe	90.60	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	47.30	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	43.32	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	88.37	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Staphylococcus cohnii strain Staphylococcus cohnii ATCC 29974
PATRIC: 29382.25

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	79.41	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	97.44	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	69.83	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	94.92	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	63.46	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	82.02	no

Literature

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Phylogeny	Comparative study using various methods for identification of Staphylococcus species in clinical specimens.	Layer F, Ghebremedhin B, Moder KA, Konig W, Konig B.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00226-06	2006
Phylogeny	Chemotaxonomic identification of single bacteria by micro-Raman spectroscopy: application to clean-room-relevant biological contaminations.	Rosch P, Harz M, Schmitt M, Peschke KD, Ronneberger O, Burkhardt H, Motzkus HW, Lankers M, Hofer S, Thiele H, Popp J.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.71.3.1626-1637.2005	2005
Enzymology	Species-specific and ubiquitous-DNA-based assays for rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus.	Martineau F, Picard FJ, Roy PH, Ouellette M, Bergeron MG.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.36.3.618-623.1998	1998
Phylogeny	Development of a PCR assay for identification of staphylococci at genus and species levels.	Martineau F, Picard FJ, Ke D, Paradis S, Roy PH, Ouellette M, Bergeron MG.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.39.7.2541-2547.2001	2001
Phylogeny	Lysostaphin disk test for routine presumptive identification of staphylococci.	Poutrel B, Caffin JP.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.13.6.1023-1025.1981	1981
Phylogeny	Rapid test for the serological separation of staphylococci from micrococci.	Seidl PH, Schleifer KH.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.35.3.479-482.1978	1978
Phylogeny	Modified oxidase and benzidine tests for separation of staphylococci from micrococci.	Faller A, Schleifer KH.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.13.6.1031-1035.1981	1981
Phylogeny	Comparison of methods for identifying Staphylococcus and Micrococcus spp.	Gunn BA, Singleton FL, Peele ER, Colwell RR, Keiser JK, Kapper CO.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.14.2.195-200.1981	1981
Metabolism	Intracellular mannitol, a product of glucose metabolism in staphylococci.	Edwards KG, Blumenthal HJ, Khan M, Slodki ME.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.146.3.1020-1029.1981	1981
	Burst Release of Antibiotics Combined with Long-Term Release of Silver Targeting Implant-Associated Infections: Design, Characterization and in vitro Evaluation of Novel Implant Hybrid Surface.	Borcherding K, Marx D, Gatjen L, Bormann N, Wildemann B, Specht U, Salz D, Thiel K, Grunwald I.	Materials (Basel)	10.3390/ma12233838	2019
	Rapid Detection of mecA and femA Genes by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification in a Microfluidic System for Discrimination of Different Staphylococcal Species and Prediction of Methicillin Resistance.	Meng X, Zhang G, Sun B, Liu S, Wang Y, Gao M, Fan Y, Zhang G, Shi G, Kang X.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2020.01487	2020
Genetics	Characterization and Genomic Analysis of PALS2, a Novel Staphylococcus Jumbo Bacteriophage.	Lee Y, Son B, Cha Y, Ryu S.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2021.622755	2021
Pathogenicity	Low Prevalence of Gram-Positive Isolates Showing Elevated Lefamulin MIC Results during the SENTRY Surveillance Program for 2015-2016 and Characterization of Resistance Mechanisms.	Mendes RE, Paukner S, Doyle TB, Gelone SP, Flamm RK, Sader HS.	Antimicrob Agents Chemother	10.1128/aac.02158-18	2019
Phylogeny	Identification of Staphylococcus spp. by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism of gap gene.	Yugueros J, Temprano A, Sanchez M, Luengo JM, Naharro G.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.39.10.3693-3695.2001	2001
Transcriptome	Partial rpoB Gene Sequencing Identification and Probiotic Potential of Floricoccus penangensis ML061-4 Isolated from Assam Tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica).	Rungsirivanich P, Inta A, Tragoolpua Y, Thongwai N.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-019-52979-9	2019
Genetics	Isolation and Genome Characterization of the Virulent Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophage SA97.	Chang Y, Shin H, Lee JH, Park CJ, Paik SY, Ryu S.	Viruses	10.3390/v7102870	2015
Phylogeny	A 16S rRNA Gene and Draft Genome Database for the Murine Oral Bacterial Community.	Joseph S, Aduse-Opoku J, Hashim A, Hanski E, Streich R, Knowles SCL, Pedersen AB, Wade WG, Curtis MA.	mSystems	10.1128/msystems.01222-20	2021
Pathogenicity	Antibacterial Activities of Bacteria Isolated from the Marine Sponges Isodictya compressa and Higginsia bidentifera Collected from Algoa Bay, South Africa.	Matobole RM, van Zyl LJ, Parker-Nance S, Davies-Coleman MT, Trindade M.	Mar Drugs	10.3390/md15020047	2017
Phylogeny	Gas-liquid chromatography of cellular fatty acids for identification of staphylococci.	Stoakes L, John MA, Lannigan R, Schieven BC, Ramos M, Harley D, Hussain Z.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.32.8.1908-1910.1994	1994
Phylogeny	Rapid and accurate species-level identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci by using the sodA gene as a target.	Poyart C, Quesne G, Boumaila C, Trieu-Cuot P.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.39.12.4296-4301.2001	2001
Phylogeny	Evaluation of Staph ID 32 system and Staph-Zym system for identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci.	Renneberg J, Rieneck K, Gutschik E.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.33.5.1150-1153.1995	1995
Enzymology	Evaluation of MicroScan Rapid Pos Combo panels for identification of staphylococci.	Stoakes L, Schieven BC, Ofori E, Ewan P, Lannigan R, Hussain Z.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.30.1.93-95.1992	1992
Phylogeny	Identification of Staphylococcus species and subspecies by the chaperonin 60 gene identification method and reverse checkerboard hybridization.	Goh SH, Santucci Z, Kloos WE, Faltyn M, George CG, Driedger D, Hemmingsen SM.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.35.12.3116-3121.1997	1997
Enzymology	Evaluation of the Staph-Ident and STAPHase systems for identification of staphylococci from bovine intramammary infections.	Watts JL, Pankey JW, Nickerson SC.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.20.3.448-452.1984	1984
Phylogeny	Use of trehalose-mannitol-phosphatase agar to differentiate Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus from other coagulase-negative staphylococci.	Stevens DL, Jones C.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.20.5.977-980.1984	1984
Enzymology	Staphylococcus saprophyticus as a cause of urinary tract infections.	Marrie TJ, Kwan C, Noble MA, West A, Duffield L.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.16.3.427-431.1982	1982
Enzymology	Clinical comparison of the AutoMicrobic system gram-positive identification card, API Staph-Ident, and conventional methods in the identification of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp.	Grasmick AE, Naito N, Bruckner DA.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.18.6.1323-1328.1983	1983
Phylogeny	Evaluation of a triplex PCR assay to discriminate Staphylococcus aureus from coagulase-negative Staphylococci and determine methicillin resistance from blood cultures.	Maes N, Magdalena J, Rottiers S, De Gheldre Y, Struelens MJ.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.40.4.1514-1517.2002	2002
Genetics	Genomic Characterization of Marine Staphylococcus shinii Strain SC-M1C: Potential Genetic Adaptations and Ecological Role	El Samak M, Lotfy H, Sedeek A, Mohamed Y, Solyman S.	Microorganisms		2025
	Draft Genome Sequences of 64 Type Strains of 50 Species and 25 Subspecies of the Genus Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884.	Cole K, Foster D, Russell JE, Golubchik T, Llewelyn M, Wilson DJ, Crook D, Paul J, Modernising Medical Microbiology Consortium.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00062-19	2019
	Lysyl-Phosphatidylglycerol: A Lipid Involved in the Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to Antimicrobial Peptide Activity.	Vasquez A, Leidy C, Manrique-Moreno M.	Antibiotics (Basel)	10.3390/antibiotics14040349	2025
Pathogenicity	Antibacterial activity of mupirocin (pseudomonic acid), a new antibiotic for topical use.	Sutherland R, Boon RJ, Griffin KE, Masters PJ, Slocombe B, White AR.	Antimicrob Agents Chemother	10.1128/aac.27.4.495	1985
	One-step loop-mediated isothermal amplification system for Mycobacterium marinum detection.	Okumura K, Miyamoto Y, Mitarai S, Ato M.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.02906-24	2025
Genetics	Comparative Genomics Suggests a Taxonomic Revision of the Staphylococcus cohnii Species Complex.	Lavecchia A, Chiara M, De Virgilio C, Manzari C, Pazzani C, Horner D, Pesole G, Placido A	Genome Biol Evol	10.1093/gbe/evab020	2021
Phylogeny	Staphylococcus nepalensis sp. nov., isolated from goats of the Himalayan region.	Spergser J, Wieser M, Taubel M, Rossello-Mora RA, Rosengarten R, Busse HJ	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.02646-0	2003
Phylogeny	Staphylococcus cohnii subspecies: Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. cohnii subsp. nov. and Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. urealyticum subsp. nov.	Kloos WE, Wolfshohl JF	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-41-2-284	1991

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#8669	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20260
#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
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#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68375	Automatically annotated from API ID32STA .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
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