Macrococcus
Sign in to saveMacrococcus, (from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós), meaning "long", and (kókkos), meaning "kernel" or "Kermes") is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae. The genus was created in 1998.
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GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumFirmicutes
- ClassBacilli
- OrderStaphylococcales
- FamilyStaphylococcaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Staphylococcaceae
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- Macrococcus
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- gram-positive bacteria
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Macrococcus, (from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós), meaning "long", and (kókkos), meaning "kernel" or "Kermes") is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae. The genus was created in 1998.
==History== The first recognised species in this genus (Macrococcus caseolyticus) was initially named Micrococcus caseolyticus by Evans in 1916. It was then renamed Staphylococcus caseolyticus by Schleifer et al in 1982. It received its current designation in 1998 by Kloos et al.
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