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میکروکوکوس

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میکروکوکوس

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Micrococcus, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós), meaning "small", and κόκκος (kókkos), meaning "sphere", is a genus of bacteria in the Micrococcaceae family. Micrococcus occurs in a wide range of environments, including water, dust, and soil. Micrococci have Gram-positive spherical cells ranging from about 0.5 to 3 micrometers in diameter and typically appear in tetrads. They are catalase positive, oxidase positive, indole negative and citrate negative. Micrococcus has a substantial cell wall, which may comprise as much as 50% of the cell mass. The genome of Micrococcus is rich in guanine and

Species

ミクロコックス属

Genus

  1. PhylumActinobacteria
  2. ClassActinobacteria
  3. OrderActinomycetales
  4. FamilyMicrococcaceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
54
With media
40
Family
Micrococcaceae
Collections
NY, YPM, US, CIAD, F, BPBM
Recorded in
United States, Czechia, Mexico, Czechoslovakia, Croatia, Italy, Indonesia, Jamaica

Research

12,397 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Micrococcaceae
Image
Micrococcus mucilaginosis 01.png
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Commons category
Micrococcus
taxon name
Micrococcus
taxon rank
genus
taxonomic type
Micrococcus luteus
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