Cite this strain

Micrococcus luteus (CCUG 54287)

Name: Micrococcus luteus (CCUG 54287)
Creator: BacDive
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BacDive ID 154539

Type strain

Culture col. no. CCUG 54287

NCBI tax ID(s) 1270

Special Collections CCUG

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Micrococcus luteus CCUG 54287 is an aerobe bacterium that was isolated from Human conjunctiva,78-yr-old woman.

aerobe Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 303655

CCUG 54287

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:43:04

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)

Micrococcus yunnanensis
"Bacteridium luteum"
Micrococcus aloeverae

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Micrococcus luteus** (170)	Type strain
7673	M. luteus CCUG 5858, ATCC 15307, DSM 20030, ATCC 4698, ... (type strain)
7668	M. luteus 130.21, DSM 1790, ATCC 10240, CCM 732, DSM ...
7669	M. luteus Mercedita, CCUG 21987, DSM 1605, ATCC 7468, ...
7670	M. luteus 10240-Rx, DSM 2786, ATCC 14452, NCIB 10418, ...
7671	M. luteus D7, CCUG 47202, DSM 14234, CCM 4959, CIP ...
7672	M. luteus Ballarat, DSM 14235, CCM 4960, CCUG 47203, ...
7674	M. luteus 1132, DSM 46257, CCM 265, IFO 3066, IMET ...
7675	M. luteus ES1-116F, DSM 30500
7676	M. luteus ES1-119, DSM 30503
7677	M. luteus ES1-120, DSM 30504
7678	M. luteus ES1-122, DSM 30505
7679	M. luteus ES1-122S, DSM 30506
7680	M. luteus ES1-126, DSM 30507
7681	M. luteus ES1-128F, DSM 30508
7682	M. luteus ES1-128S, DSM 30509
7683	M. luteus ES1-308-1, DSM 30572
7684	M. luteus ES1-308-2, DSM 30573
7685	M. luteus KO_99, DSM 30828
7686	M. luteus ES1-131S, DSM 30513
7687	M. luteus ES1-134F, DSM 30516
7688	M. luteus ES1-135, DSM 30517
7689	M. luteus ES1-137F, DSM 30519
7690	M. luteus ES1-140-2, DSM 30522
7691	M. luteus ES1-149, DSM 30524
7692	M. luteus ES1-176, DSM 30525
7693	M. luteus ES1-176S, DSM 30526
7694	M. luteus ES1-177-1, DSM 30527
7695	M. luteus ES1-177-2, DSM 30528
7696	M. luteus ES1-179F, DSM 30530
7697	M. luteus ES1-179-2, DSM 30531
7698	M. luteus ES1-180-1, DSM 30532
7699	M. luteus ES2-W1a2, DSM 30613
7700	M. luteus ES1-230-1a, DSM 30552
7701	M. luteus ES1-230-2, DSM 30555
7702	M. luteus ES1-257-1, DSM 30557
7703	M. luteus ES1-263-3, DSM 30561
7704	M. luteus ES1-281-1, DSM 30563
7705	M. luteus ES1-305-1, DSM 30564
7706	M. luteus ES1-305-5, DSM 30566
7707	M. luteus ES1-305-7, DSM 30567
7708	M. luteus ES1-305-9, DSM 30569
7709	M. luteus ES1-308-8, DSM 30577
7710	M. luteus ES1-308-9d, DSM 30579
7711	M. luteus ES1-308-11, DSM 30580
7712	M. luteus ES1-311-2, DSM 30582
7713	M. luteus ES2-3c1, DSM 30588
7714	M. luteus ES2-W2a1, DSM 30616
7715	M. luteus FR2-W7Ca, DSM 30712
7716	M. luteus ES2-W4a1, DSM 30625
7717	M. luteus ES2-W6a1, DSM 30633
7718	M. luteus ES2-W8a1, DSM 30644
7719	M. luteus ES2-AirT1-2, DSM 30657
7720	M. luteus ES2-AirT2-2, DSM 30659
7721	M. luteus ES2-AirT3-1, DSM 30660
7722	M. luteus ES2-AirT3-2, DSM 30661
7723	M. luteus ES2-AirT4-2, DSM 30663
7724	M. luteus ES2-AirT5-1, DSM 30664
7725	M. luteus ES2-AirT5-2, DSM 30665
7726	M. luteus ES2-AirT6-1, DSM 30666
7727	M. luteus ES2-AirT7-2, DSM 30668
7728	M. luteus ES2-AirT7-1, DSM 30669
7729	M. luteus FR2-S6Aa, DSM 30674
7730	M. luteus FR2-S11Aa-a, DSM 30680
7731	M. luteus FR2-W3Ac, DSM 30685
7732	M. luteus FR2-W8Cb, DSM 30718
7733	M. luteus FR1-99, DSM 30732
7734	M. luteus FR2-81, DSM 30745
7735	M. luteus RW1/1, DSM 30790
7736	M. luteus TA1, DSM 30808
7737	M. luteus TA6, DSM 30810
7738	M. luteus 11-W-1-4, DSM 30850
7739	M. luteus 11-W-5-5, DSM 30853
7740	M. luteus E3, DSM 30857
7741	M. luteus E17, DSM 30872
7742	M. luteus E25, DSM 30880
7743	M. luteus K1-1, DSM 30890
7744	M. luteus K2-7, DSM 30908
7745	M. luteus K2-8, DSM 30909
7746	M. luteus K2-10, DSM 30911
7747	M. luteus K2-16, DSM 30917
23108	M. luteus DSM 46261, CCM 266, IFO 3067, IMET 10822, ...
100598	M. luteus STI10793, SG 1059
100600	M. luteus SF002743,
100601	M. luteus SF002756,
130429	M. luteus G 4346/0, DSM 27730
130430	M. luteus G17, DSM 31025
130431	M. luteus T2_1, DSM 30975
130432	M. luteus T2_6, DSM 30978
130983	M. luteus T4_25, DSM 100550
130984	M. luteus T4_26, DSM 100551
130985	M. luteus T4_27, DSM 100552
130986	M. luteus T4_28, DSM 100553
130987	M. luteus T4_29, DSM 100554
130988	M. luteus T4_35, DSM 100555
130989	M. luteus C11, DSM 100942
130990	M. luteus C13, DSM 100944
130991	M. luteus C14, DSM 100945
131813	M. luteus MOM-202b1, MOM_202 b1, DSM 28798
131814	M. luteus 3B, 2B, DSM 101785
131815	M. luteus 1B, DSM 101786
131816	M. luteus 1D, DSM 101787
131817	M. luteus C1_2, DSM 103865
131818	M. luteus C5_9, DSM 103868
134694	M. luteus CIP 103430
135321	M. luteus AmMS 533, CIP 103664, ATCC 49732
135372	M. luteus CIP 82.56, ATCC 8673, NCTC 7011, JCM 20327, ...
135374	M. luteus 30, CIP 82.57, CCM 622
135759	M. luteus CIP 55.98, ATCC 11880, CCM 144, NCIMB 8854
136591	M. luteus CIP 82.58, CCM 840, IAM 11006, JCM 20322
139093	M. luteus CIP 82.54, ATCC 272, CCM 410, IAM 11010, ...
139121	M. luteus CIP 82.55, CCM 210, ATCC 400, NCTC 2678, ...
141643	M. luteus CCUG 4313, ATCC 398, NCTC 8512
146151	M. luteus CCUG 30468
149763	M. luteus CCUG 38352
151064	M. luteus CCUG 43193
151256	M. luteus CCUG 43549
151739	M. luteus CCUG 44765
151907	M. luteus CCUG 45170
152568	M. luteus CCUG 47065
152581	M. luteus CCUG 47123
153107	M. luteus CCUG 48508
153127	M. luteus CCUG 48541
154255	M. luteus CCUG 52893
154723	M. luteus CCUG 54990
154724	M. luteus CCUG 54991
154803	M. luteus CCUG 55269
154839	M. luteus CCUG 55372
154894	M. luteus CCUG 55569
154895	M. luteus CCUG 55570
155045	M. luteus CCUG 56266
155558	M. luteus CCUG 58144 A
155978	M. luteus CCUG 59865
157397	M. luteus IMI 349015
157398	M. luteus IMI 501108
157772	M. luteus 2bB_C24, DSM 103909
157773	M. luteus 8a_C39, DSM 103956
157774	M. luteus 8bA_C42, DSM 104042
157775	M. luteus Turin130318_C2, DSM 107230
157776	M. luteus Turin130318_C5, DSM 107233
157777	M. luteus TURIN130318_C11, DSM 107238
157778	M. luteus TURIN130318_C14, DSM 107241
158997	M. luteus MRS-249-WT-4A, DSM 105846
158998	M. luteus Fh040319_C6, DSM 109532
158999	M. luteus Fh040319_C7, DSM 109533
159000	M. luteus Fh040319_C9, DSM 109535
159001	M. luteus K26-7, DSM 109538
159002	M. luteus Fh040319-C17, DSM 109731
159003	M. luteus S2/2 A, DSM 110882
159004	M. luteus S53/2 I yellow, DSM 110886
160094	M. luteus WS 7, DSM 28269
160095	M. luteus SB 200b, DSM 111826
160096	M. luteus SB-332, DSM 111835
161884	M. luteus JCM 16855
162047	M. luteus JCM 17588, DSM 24578, LMG 26301
162875	M. luteus JCM 20323, CCM 1674, IAM 11007
162876	M. luteus JCM 20324, ATCC 382, CCM 337, IAM 11008
162877	M. luteus JCM 20326, CCM 149, IAM 11011
162878	M. luteus JCM 20328, CCM 852, IAM 11013
162885	M. luteus JCM 20342, ATCC 147, CCM 2507, IAM 12007, ...
162886	M. luteus JCM 20343, ATCC 540, CCM 351, IAM 12008
162923	M. luteus JCM 20435, ATCC 381, CCM 559, IAM 12144
163166	M. luteus JCM 21373, IAM 14879, NCIMB 13267
164570	M. luteus JCM 3347, ATCC 27141
164577	M. luteus JCM 3348, ATCC 15801, BCRC 13079
169260	M. luteus 8d_C46, DSM 103966
169261	M. luteus TURIN101221_C4, DSM 113547
169262	M. luteus Turin7-W06, DSM 113923
174516	M. luteus 113045, DSM 113045
178766	M. luteus SG125A, ST033706
178767	M. luteus 139, ST033707

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
60124	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

60124

Oxygen toleranceaerobe

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68375	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA
68378	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API STA
68375	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68378	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68378	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68375	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68378	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68375	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68378	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68378	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68378	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68378	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API STA
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
68375	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API ID32STA
68375	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API ID32STA
68378	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68378	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68375	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA
68378	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API STA
68378	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API STA

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	ChEBI	Group ID	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Sensitivity conc.
68378		0	lysostaphin			from API STA
68375	28368	0	novobiocin		1.8 µg	from API ID32STA

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68378	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API STA
68375	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API ID32STA

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
68378	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-	from API STA
68375	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-	from API ID32STA

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68375	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API ID32STA
68379	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68378	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API STA
68379	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68378	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API STA
68375	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API ID32STA
68375	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API ID32STA
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68375	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API ID32STA
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68375	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API ID32STA
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68379	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68379	gelatinase	+		from API Coryne
68375	L-arginine arylamidase	+		from API ID32STA
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68375	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API ID32STA
68379	pyrazinamidase	+	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68375	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API ID32STA
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68375	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API ID32STA
68379	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68378	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API STA

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

60124

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C15:0 ANTEISO	66.5	14.711
C15:0 ISO	10.4	14.621
C14:0 ISO	9.2	13.618
C16:0 iso	3.6	15.626
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	2	17.724
C16:0	1.7	16
C18:1 ω9c	1.4	17.769
C18:0	1	18
C17:0 anteiso	0.9	16.722
C13:0 ANTEISO	0.8	12.701
C16:1 ISO H	0.8	15.461
C14:0	0.8	14
C13:0 3OH/C15:1 i I/H	0.5	14.469
C16:1 ω7c	0.4	15.819

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
60124	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+

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
60124	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API STA

@ref	Control	GLU	FRU	MNE	MAL	LAC	TRE	MAN	XLT	MEL	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PAL	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	RAF	XYL	SAC	Acid from methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranosideMDG	NAG	ADH	URE	LSTR
60124	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	#Female
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Eye
#Infection	#Patient	-

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Host species	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
60124	Human conjunctiva,78-yr-old woman	Homo sapiens	2007-01-18	Göteborg	Sweden	SWE	Europe

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

References

#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 )
#60124	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 54287
#68375	Automatically annotated from API ID32STA .
#68378	Automatically annotated from API STA .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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