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Micrococcus luteus is a Gram-positive to Gram-variable, nonmotile, tetrad-arranging, pigmented, saprotrophic coccus bacterium in the family Micrococcaceae. [1] It is urease and catalase positive. An obligate aerobe , M. luteus is found in soil, dust, water and air, and as part of the normal microbiota of the mammalian skin.
Bacteria characterized by a huge diversity of morphology, starting with color, texture ending with shape of colony and their odor. In this photo we can see a plate with bacterial smears. From the left: Serratia marcescens, at the top: Micrococcus luteus and on the right: Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Micrococcus luteus: Skin Micrococcus spp Skin Mycobacterium spp Skin Neisseria spp Skin Peptostreptococcus spp Skin Propionibacterium spp Skin Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Skin Mostly Sarcina spp Skin Staphylococcus aureus: Skin Staphylococcus epidermidis: Skin Sometimes, mostly not Staphylococcus haemolyticus: Skin Streptococcus viridans: Skin ...
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It can be difficult to identify Micrococcus as the cause of an infection, since the organism is normally present in skin microflora, and the genus is seldom linked to disease. In rare cases, death of immunocompromised patients has occurred from pulmonary infections caused by Micrococcus. Micrococci may be involved in other infections, including ...
Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) Neomicrococcus Prakash et al. 2015; Nesterenkonia Stackebrandt et al. 1995; Paenarthrobacter Busse 2016; Paeniglutamicibacter Busse 2016; Pseudarthrobacter Busse 2016; Pseudoglutamicibacter Busse 2016; Psychromicrobium Schumann et al. 2017; Renibacterium Sanders and Fryer 1980; Rothia Georg and Brown ...
Colonies of Micrococcus luteus on Tryptic Soy Agar. Cultivation 48 hours, 37°C. Trypticase soy agar or Tryptic soy agar (TSA) is a growth media for the culturing of moderately to non fastidious bacteria. It is a general-purpose, non-selective media providing enough nutrients to allow for a wide variety of microorganisms to grow.
Micrococcus sedentarius ZoBell and Upham 1944 (Approved Lists 1980) Kytococcus sedentarius is a marine dwelling Gram positive bacterium in the genus Kytococcus . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is known for the production of polyketide antibiotics as well as for its role as an opportunistic pathogen.