Species/Subspecies: | Staphylococcus delphini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | Genus name: bunch of grape-like cocci (coccus means a grain or berry) Species epithet: of a dolphin. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy: | Class Bacilli Order Bacillales Family Staphylococcaceae Genus Staphylococcus |
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Type Strain: | Heidy = ATCC 49171 = CCUG 30107 = NCTC 12225. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macromorphology (smell): | The colonies är medium sized (5-7 mm in diameter) and have a hemolysis zone. They are nonpigmented, convexa, glistening and opaque. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Micromorphology: | Cocci (0.8-1.0 µm in diameter), which appear singly, in pairs or in clusters. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Metabolism: | Fakultatively anaerobic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catalase/Oxidase: | +/- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Enzymes: | Coagulase +, urease +. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fermentation of carbohydrates: |
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Reservoir: | Mustelidae (e.g. minks, weasels etc.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disease: | S. delphini has been isolated from aquarium-raised dolphins with skin lesions. The bacterium has also been isolated from horses and is suspected to cause infections. |
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Hosts: | Dolphin, horse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16S rRNA Seq.: |
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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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About 70 species and subspecies have been described within the genus Staphylococcus. S. delphini is closely related to S. pseudintermedius, S. intermedius and S. schleiferi. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comment: | S. delphini can be difficult to differentiate from S. pseudintermedius. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated: | 2015-11-27 |