Staphylococcus rostri

Staphylococcus rostri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Staphylococcaceae
Genus: Staphylococcus
Species: S. rostri
Binomial name
Staphylococcus rostri
Riesen and Perreten 2009

Staphylococcus rostri is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. This species was originally isolated from the noses of healthy pigs; the name is derived from the Latin rostrum or "the snout of a swine".[1]

S. rostri may serve as a source or reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes seen in Staphylococcus aureus.[2]

References

  1. Riesen, A.; Perreten, V. (9 October 2009). "Staphylococcus rostri sp. nov., a haemolytic bacterium isolated from the noses of healthy pigs". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60 (9): 2042–2047. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.012443-0.
  2. Stegmann, Ramona; Perreten, Vincent (2010). "Antibiotic resistance profile of Staphylococcus rostri, a new species isolated from healthy pigs". Veterinary Microbiology 145 (1-2): 165–171. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.03.015.


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