Staphylococcus epidermidis ES1-305-8 is a human pathogen that was isolated from spacecraft-associated clean room class ISO 8, Herschel Space Observatory.
human pathogen 16S sequence Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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2026-02-09 11:21:26 |
| 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) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16946 | CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: CASO AGAR (Merck 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 15.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16946 | positive | growth | 28 |
| @ref | Sample type | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16946 | spacecraft-associated clean room class ISO 8, Herschel Space Observatory | Noordwijk, European Space Research and Technology Centre | Netherlands | NLD | Europe |
Global distribution of 16S sequence FN393805 (>99% sequence identity) for Staphylococcus from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
284 |
 Soil Samples |
44 |
 Animal Samples |
8287 |
 Plant Samples |
18 |
| Total Samples | 8633 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16946 | Staphylococcus epidermidis partial 16S rRNA gene, strain ES-305-8 | FN393805 | 1387 |   | 1282 |
How to citeIf you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive14531.20251217.10
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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